Doing an enjoyable activity with a child can is better for their overall skills development and creativity than reading. To what extent do you agree?

Some today have argued that in order to best facilitate a child’s skills and imagination they should participate in engaging activities

instead

of spending time reading. In my opinion, though reading is beneficial to imagination to an extent, it is better to take part in a more active pastime. Those who argue in

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of reading maintain that it stimulates creativity. For generations, parents have read stories to children not only to impart moral lessons but

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. One of the most famous children’s authors,

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Seuss, is well-known for his imaginative drawings, creative rhymes, and socially conscious plotlines. Children who read his stories are

then

likely to imitate

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example in their own writing and artwork. As kids grow older, they can discover other creative writers and use reading as a way to imagine diverse worlds and characters. By doing so, they will implicitly have more examples to creatively rely on in their studies and future work.

However

, a fun activity requires greater levels of engagement.

This

is broadly true for a number of pastimes ranging from playing sports and making art to socializing and going on holiday.

For instance

, if a parent decides to teach painting,

then

their children will have to learn how to employ different kinds of paints and papers, choose subjects to portray, and learn the techniques to achieve any given effect. They will

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have to develop resilience and dedication as their

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paintings are unlikely to be

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. If

this

activity is done in a group,

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they can develop social skills at the same time. Depending on the activity, a child will have to push themselves outside their comfort zone far beyond what is required when passively reading a book alone. In conclusion, despite the legitimate benefits of reading for imagination, I would argue that a more active undertaking has more concrete and memorable advantages. Parents should encourage a balance but prioritize active engagement over passivity.