Lee Min-jeong, “Is it true that children’s brains are getting better?”
Lee Min-jeong, “Is it true that children’s brains are getting better?”
ENA's 'Oh Eun-young Game' presented 15 minutes of play for the development of physical motor skills among the five types of play development - physical, language, emotional, cognitive, and relationship - and various parenting tips. Each of the 'Celeb Mom Dad' panel members learned new know-how by playing with their children.

In 'Oh Eun-young's Game' broadcast on the 7th, MC Lee Min-jeong shared her concerns about children who are less active through the 'Moms Research' corner. Dr. Eunyoung Oh said, “Respect the child’s play preferences, but parents should take the child with them to make memories. “Give your child enough time to understand and repeat.” MC Lee Min-jeong, who married Lee Byung-hun in 2013 and gave birth to a son in 2015, asked the question, “Is it true that playing with your hands makes your child smarter?” Dr. Eunyoung Oh said, “Fine motor function develops when you play chopsticks. He answered, “If you use your hands a lot, you can develop fine motor coordination skills.”

The Taekwondo experience continued for five children: So-eun (physical type), Ye-seung (verbal type), Su-hyeon (verbal type), Yu-dam (relational type), and Hee-yul (emotional type). Although there were some children who were breaking pine boards for the first time, all of them were able to break pine boards without difficulty, arousing admiration for their unexpected skills. Dae-ho Lee's son, Ye-seung Lee, demonstrated his power by breaking as many as eight pieces of pine board, proving that he is indeed a 'legendary athlete'. During this observation camera session, there was also a quiz game where Oh Eun-young's chance ticket was at stake. Lee Dae-ho and Lee Ha-jeong answered correctly and won the chance.

Next, the 'half and half play' of 'physical development play' was conducted. Dr. Eunyoung Oh said, “It’s not about using force unconditionally. “It is important to control tension and relaxation, and to control your body well without overdoing it,” he said. Jeong Jun-ho, who participated in this play, was confident, “Now I can become a ‘play school director’,” and Ahn Jae-wook, who was watching this, said, “Jung Jun-ho, please help me figure out what type of play he is. Is it a verbal type, a relational type, or just a knowing type? “He joked.

The first physical development play was ‘Shake, Shake, Thump, Thump’, a competition game between father and child. Shake, Shake, Thump, stick sticky notes on your body and shake them without touching them to make them all fall off. Then, it was a game where the player who covered all the circles drawn on the desk with prepared clay and rolled the ball to knock down six bowling pins first won. Dr. Eunyoung Oh explained, “Putting sticky notes is to understand the bodies of parents and children,” and “Understanding the body is the first step to physical development.”

Father and daughter Jeong Jun-ho and Jeong Yu-dam and In Gyo-jin and In So-eun participated in this game. Unlike the father and daughter In Gyo-jin and In So-eun, who are driven by the desire to win and play the game quickly and strongly, the peaceful contrast between father and daughter Jeong Jun-ho and Jeong Yu-dam, whose stamina was rapidly depleted from the first turn, brought laughter. Unlike Jung Jun-ho, who proudly boasted the title of 'Play School Director', he was the only one to receive two checkpoints. Dr. Eun-young Oh pointed out to Jun-ho Jeong, “Express emotions in a variety of ways rather than expressing wins or losses,” and “When the child succeeds, the child should also like physical expressions.” However, Dr. Oh Eun-young did not spare praise for Jeong Jun-ho, saying, “You have really improved a lot.” Next, although In Gyo-jin did not receive checkpoints, she received advice from Dr. Eun-young Oh to “express the child’s mind by incorporating it into physical activities.”

Before the second game began, Moon Hee-jun's daughter, Moon Hee-yul, brought a bunch of balloons and held a surprise 'Moon Hee-yul Game' where adults had to play rock-paper-scissors with each other. Moon Hee-yul handed out all the balloons to the winner, allowing them to monopolize the joy of victory, and when the game showed signs of continuing, Moon Hee-jun hurriedly picked up his daughter and headed to the second playroom.

The second physical play was ‘Lava Great Escape’. 'Lava Great Escape' involves taking off your shoes and imagining hot lava flowing on the floor. By using nearby tools to create a path and block the crater without touching the lava, they were able to escape successfully. However, when making a path, it was a game where you had to find a tool that matched the shape drawn on the floor and raise it to pass. Lee Dae-ho's realistic acting skills and his son Lee Ye-seung's immersion made the printed lava feel like real lava. At the last hurdle, Dae-ho Lee even used Dr. Eun-yeong Oh's chance ticket and showed a clear change from the rigid past play, like the typical father who plays with excessive immersion. Moon Hee-jun and his daughter Hee-yul also showed a good cooperation and concentration, and both teams avoided checkpoints.

Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr