How to Direct Adults in a Children's Play

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Tip 1 - The Adult Role in Child-led Play – How to Become a Learning Ally

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Winston Collins | permalink

Written by Clare Caro ‘Child-led Play’ is where the child follows their own play urges. It does not refer to the play during which the adult follows the child, or to play during which the...

For further reading: http://www.nature-play.co.uk/blog/the-adult-role-in-child-led-play-how-to-become-a-learning-ally ^[1]

Tip 2 - Adult Influences on Children's Play. - Picklebums

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by rami elawady | permalink

A while back I had a very interesting comment on a post about imaginative play… Cathy from This Week With the Kids said… “…I have been writing a series on play on my blog, based on Stuart Brown’s book “play”, and put up a post this week on what innovative, creative and imaginative play is. …

For further reading: http://picklebums.com/2011/04/28/creative-play-free-to-play/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - Restoring Play to All Children : NCHPAD - Building Inclusive Communities

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Erik Skyum | permalink

The article details a comprehensive list of what happened to play and how to bring it back. It also describes the benefits of play and the how to make it inclusive.

For further reading: http://www.nchpad.org/978/5197/Restoring~Play~to~All~Children ^[3]