Derecho al juego, diseño urbano y desarrollo en la primera infancia

Abstract

Article 31 of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child recognizes the right to rest, recreation, games, recreational activities, cultural life and the arts. This variety of activities have in common that they differ from compulsory tasks, but focusing on the right to play requires a specific conceptual framework. Identifying the value attributed to play in families and the community is key to understanding decisions around creating play opportunities, access to suitable materials, and outdoor play environments. From a sociocultural perspective, it is possible to analyze the manifestations of play in each culture, distinguishing conditions that limit, encourage or only accept play in the lives of girls and boys. These studies in dialogue with the contributions of developmental psychology facilitate the construction of foundations for projects to promote the game in a contextualized manner. Likewise, the Sustainable Development Goals and the progressive urbanization of the population promote the relationships between landscaping, architecture and play for the design of outdoor environments, which expand the exercise of the right to play, the participation and social inclusion of girls and boys.