来谈谈playgroup......

坊间似乎有越来越多的playgroup了。

从幼儿园，安亲班，托儿所，假期班，才艺课，

我相信再过些日子playgroup就会越来越普遍，

到那时候，你的孩子没上过playgroup，就是outdate了。

playgroup能够聚集一班小孩，让孩子们通过玩游戏而学习。

这本是件让人很开心的事，但我看到的却让我很心痛。

先来谈谈playgroup......

playgroup在欧美国家是蛮普及的，通常是父母们聚集起来，让孩子们一起玩的组织。

从wikipedia找来的定义：

In the United States, a playgroup is an organization of parents with the expressed intent to have the children come together and play.

从www.playgroupaustralia.com.au找来的定义：

Playgroup is an informal session where mums, dads, grand parents, caregivers, children and babies meet together in a relaxed environment. Playgroups are set up and run by parents and caregivers, with children choosing from a range of activities set up to meet their varying needs. Activities at playgroup are either free or low cost, and may include music and singing, imaginative play, outdoor and free play, art and craft activities or outings.

在马来西亚Subang, Petaling Jaya等一带，就有一些playgroup是由教会或外国妈妈举办的，收费不贵。多希望可以有越来越多的妈妈在自己的社区举办playgroup，这样我们的孩子就有福了。

只是近来听到的是有些教育机构使用playgroup这名称来开办课程，

让妈妈们陪着幼小的孩子进行课程。

这样的“playgroup”根本就不是playgroup嘛！！！

让playgroup变成真正的playgroup吧！外国妈妈能，我们为何不能？