{"id":274926,"date":"2020-09-16T13:12:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T17:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=274926"},"modified":"2020-09-16T13:37:46","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T17:37:46","slug":"in-praise-of-playing-with-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/16\/in-praise-of-playing-with-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"In Praise of Playing with Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For the most part, I FAAAR prefer interacting and playing with kids than adults. Why? We have soooo much more to learn from children:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Their phenomenal sense of creativity, disregard for rules and &#8216;social tact&#8217;. They speak what is *really* on their mind.<\/li><li>I wonder if children (if we observe their thought patterns and behaviors, etc) are the more *true* form of human being. The modern adult as simply a castrated, domesticated (herd) animal. Children are like wild beasts; is this our primal nature?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kids are the Ultimate Creative Artists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kids are the Ultimate Creative Artists: Playing with Zania and Anave\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/URiYLMM2BKs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I am convinced. Children are our creative primal nature. To become a more productive, carefree and happy artist, become like your old child again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In Praise of Playing with Kids: Play Time with Zania and Anave: Park and Home Pillow Fort\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AFWqpuxz1Ck?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/erickim\/episodes\/In-Praise-of-Playing-with-Kids-Play-Time-with-Zania-and-Anave---Park-and-Home-Pillow-Fort-ejnt29\">PODCAST<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/erickim\/embed\/episodes\/In-Praise-of-Playing-with-Kids-Play-Time-with-Zania-and-Anave---Park-and-Home-Pillow-Fort-ejnt29\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Play-Time-with-Zania-and-Anave-Park-and-Home-Pillow-Fort.m4a\"><\/audio><figcaption>Play Time with Zania and Anave &#8211; Park and Home Pillow Fort<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the most part, I FAAAR prefer interacting and playing with kids than adults. 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