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The Health Benefits of Play Time

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Fact Checked

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  • Humans, like most other animals, have a natural play instinct, and this instinct has important benefits. It allows us to fine-tune our motor skills, develop social skills and emotional resilience and learn our limitations, and is essential for normal, healthy brain development

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