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A. Active Games
1. Free and Spontaneous Play or Exploration
In this game, child can do all things of interest; there are no rules in these games. Children will continue to play the game during a game is fun and will stop when the game is not for them. In this game, children experiment or investigate, try, and find out new things.
2. Drama
In this game, children play a role, be admired imitate the characters in real life, or in the mass media.
3. Playing music
Playing music can encourage children to develop social behavior that is by working together with friends in peers produce music, sing, dance, or play a musical instrument.
4. Collect Things
This activity often creates pride, because children have a collection of more than friends. In addition, the objects can affect personal and social adjustment of children. Children pushed to be honest, work together, and compete.
5. Sports Games
In sports games, many children use physical energy, so that it is the development of physical aspect. In addition, this activity encourages children to learn socialization interact, work together, play the role of leader, and the rate of his/her self.
B. Passive Games
1. Reading
Reading is a positive activity. Reading will broaden knowledge and insight of children, so that children will develop creativity and intelligence.
2. Listen to The Radio
Listen to the radio can affect children both positively and negatively. Positively, if children will increase in knowledge, while the negative affect that is when children imitate the things that broadcast on the radio, such as violence, criminality, or other negative behavior.
3. Watching television
Influence of television the same as listening to the radio, either positive or negative influence.
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