What Are the Benefits of Playing Swings for Children?

Playing on the swing is an excellent way to stimulate the vestibular and proprioceptive systems. Getting enough stimulation to all the senses helps with sensory integration and can reduce children need for constant motion.The following are the specific benefits of children playing swings.

Out swing helps with sensory integration. This means it helps to get all the senses to work together. Essentially, this happens through children’s brain forming connections as multiple senses are stimulated at the same time.

For example, if when they see a picture of broccoli, they can also imagine how it smells and how it tastes and how it feels when they touch it. That’s because theirsenses are integrated so they can easily remember how broccoli is experienced by all of the senses.

The same happens as children’s swinging because they feel the pressure from the seat around their body, they feel the wind against their face, they hear the swoosh sound as they glide through the hair, they experience the sensation of movement and may even get the feeling of butterflies in their stomach if they go really high.

All of kids’ senses are firing at the same time. The more practice the senses have at doing this, the better they will be at working together.

The repetitive, smooth motion of swinging is calming and helps to ease anxiety.

Additionally, play on the swing releases endorphins. These boost children’s mood and help kids feel more alert. This is one of the reasons why using a sensory swing is helpful for proactively preventing meltdowns.

Swinging increases blood flow, including flow to the head, which studies show improve focus and attention.

Plus, because your child’s sensory needs are met from swinging, it reduces other sensory seeking behaviors, like hyperactivity and fidgeting. This effect can last for hours after just a few minutes swinging.

This reduction in sensory seeking behavior makes it significantly easier for your child to sit still and focus when it’s important, such as in the classroom. 

Learning how to play a swing actually involves more skill than children might think. It requires motor planning, balance, core strength, and coordination.

Gross motor and praxis challenges can affect a child’s self-esteem and physical health. But, children can practice and improve these skills by playing swing regularly. Plus swing is fun – so your child is developing these skills without realizing they’re also working.

In the process of children's growth and development, we should also train them to learn to feel and learn while playing on the swing. If you want to know more about children's swing after reading the above, you can contact us for professional solutions.

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