Healthy Play: 5 Benefits Your Child Gets from Horsing Around


When we've just gotten home from a hard day's work, we just want to put our feet up and unwind, but sometimes the kids have other ideas. As much as we like to pretend to be the ultimate parent who wants nothing more than to hear kids laughing, running around, and having a good time, sometimes it can be a bit annoying if our senses are already taxed. So let's regain a little perspective by looking at what a kid gets out of horsing around.

Here are 5 great benefits just off the top of my head