We don't know how much your son plays but he sure has to play more ... Play is a fundamental part of any child's childhood. Thanks to play, children have fun and are able to learn without realizing that they are learning. Unfortunately, more and more children do not play as they used to.
Children under the age of 12 do not have enough time for active free play, such as running or cycling. This is so because children spend a lot of time doing homework or extracurricular activities and free play time is reduced or even eliminated. When children play, they tend to be structured (sports, board games, etc.).
Children need more free time to play freely and actively. Play is a fundamental right of children and it is necessary for them to develop correctly both physically and mentally. In addition, the game helps children to develop their motor, social and emotional skills, stimulates imagination and creativity, promotes social, emotional and conflict resolution skills.
For all this it is necessary and very important that parents put active and free play in the lives of their children. Because they, just as they need to learn to follow rules, they need to learn academic content or simply grow ... they also need have their own free time to play actively and so that there are no rules.
They need to set their own rules for the games they make up. Therefore, from now on, allow your children to have free time in which they do nothing, do not have to follow rules or anything structured. You will be surprised how their imagination and creativity will help them move to play and have fun with your own imagination.