We learn best with focused attention. As we focus on what we're learning, the brain maps that information on what we already know making new neural connections
Daniel GolemanOur brain comes hard-wired with an urge to play, one that hurls us into sociability. A child's play both demands and creates its own safe space, one in which she can confront threats, fears, and dangers, but always come through whole. Play offers a child a natural way to manage feared separations or abandonment, rendering them instead opportunities for mastery and self-discovery.
Daniel Goleman