Sometimes we think that just loving our  Children by providing food and clothing is enough to show that we care for them, but it's beyond that...

Giving children the opportunity to play and extra currillar activities is a big part of children care as PLAY IS AN ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD AS IT CONTRIBUTES TO THE COGNITIVE, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL
DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN

Experts in several reports put it that Lack of play among children is causing harm. Parents who restrict their kids' play may actually harm, rather than help, children according to the American Journal of Play , a scholarly journal which has gathered a distinguished group of experts to probe the near-extinction of free play and its effects on children and society.

"Remarkably, over the years, opportunities for children to play freely have declined continuously and dramatically ; and that decline continues, with serious negative consequences for children's physical, mental, and social development," said Guest Editor Peter Gray, a research professor of psychology at Boston College.

Other researches has shown a correlation between the decline of free play and the rise of depression, suicide and narcissism in children and teens, and the other highlighting the importance of age-mixed play