Learning to trust in play again
I had the wonderful opportunity to share in the importance of child-led play, the benefits of play for child development, health and well-being and tips in learning to trust in play as adults on The Unpodcast with Caitlyn de Beer. You can listen to the episode...
Play through the years: From peek-a-boo and vrooooms to dinosaur roars and astronaut exploration
Play during the first year of life… yes babies play too! What seems like a period filled with sleep, diapers, eat and repeat…is also a time filled with baby learning about and discovering how their body moves as well as exploring the world around them...
The Benefits of Age-Mixing in Play
With time constraints and less available safe community play spaces, age mixing in neighborhood play has declined. Besides sibling play and playing with cousins during family get-together, the opportunity for age mixing of children from varying backgrounds and...
Physical & Playful Indoor Play
Time constraints, concerns around safety and limited or no availability of outdoor space for some families, are some of the factors that have contributed to the shift in children spending more time indoors than in previous years. This does not mean that physical play...
A Look Into Playfulness
Playfulness has been described by Bundy and Skard as a child’s (or adult’s ?) disposition or attitude to engage in play. Playfulness encompasses intrinsic motivation and control during play, the ability to read and give play cues as well as choosing the degree of...
Pause to Play
Time constraints and concerns around crime and safety are some of the contributing factors that have shifted play from outdoors to children spending more time indoors (not necessarily playing). Recent studies have found correlations between screen time and children...
Playful Ways
Playful engagement may come easier to some than others. However, creating opportunities for and occasionally getting involved in your child’s unstructured free play, in addition to the developmental benefits, also provides a wonderful opportunity for bonding. Step 1:...
Play Prompts
Is it a rocket ship, the entrance to wonderland, a supercar… Non-literality: marked off in some way from reality; not restricted by specific set of rules or boundaries; imaginative. Recycled items and objects offer a non-literal element to children’s play. This...
The Importance of Unstructured Free Play
Structured play refers to play activities that have a specific goal, outcome or set of rules associated with it. In structured play, activities are often organized or lead by an adult who may direct how, when and what the child engages in. There certainly are benefits...Recent Posts
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Play through the years: From peek-a-boo and vrooooms to dinosaur roars and astronaut exploration28th Sep 2019
The Benefits of Age-Mixing in Play20th Jun 2019
Physical & Playful Indoor Play7th May 2019