Blocks affect mental health Iconic construction toy company LEGO has made a bold declaration connecting the use of its novelty blocks with positive mental health outcomes for Australians.
The Denmark-based brand has spruiked its product as being just as, if not more, helpful for adults than for children in a declaration issued.
Rendering to LEGO Group’s 2022 Well Report that surveyed 32,781 parents and adults, 78 percent of adults claimed LEGO play facilitated with their own comfort, whereas 76 percent said it was important to their happiness.
Almost 90 percent of respondents said playing with LEGO supported their relationship with their children or partner, according to the report.
Furthermore, 88 percent of adults thought playing with the construction blocks supported their confidence, 79 percent said it helped grow their emotional intelligence, and 74 percent appealed it supported their listening skills.
The LEGO Group has spruiked its blocks as key helpers in supporting users to exercise mindfulness, having partnered with self-help expert Abbie Hendon to develop valuable practices.
Her advice, complete in her book, Build Yourself Happy, encouragers users against using the LEGO manual when spoiling in mindfulness LEGO play.
“Don’t worry about the end result. At least to start with, your aim isn’t to produce something ‘good’ or ‘bad’, but rather on producing an … output … simply an output. For this reason, it’s best to avoid building from a LEGO manual,” LEGO said in its article on mindfulness.
“The focus should instead be on the process of building, which can be the thing to return to whenever you notice that the mind wanders.”