Read on Twitter
"Play is an essential part of the human experience, and a lack of play can have troubling short and long-term ramifications"
https://www.stack.com/a/how-america-killed-play-and-what-we-can-do-to-bring-it-back
ht @Cronbach_Alpha9
https://www.stack.com/a/how-america-killed-play-and-what-we-can-do-to-bring-it-back
ht @Cronbach_Alpha9
The merry-go-round curriculum
http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2019/04/sucking-joy-out-of-their-lives.html
http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2019/04/sucking-joy-out-of-their-lives.html
"set of principles that recognise, and will be used to protect, the right of young New Zealanders to play"
@SportNZ's Principles of Play https://issuu.com/sport-nz/docs/sport_20new_20zealand_20play_20prin?e=5937312/55399533
@SportNZ's Principles of Play https://issuu.com/sport-nz/docs/sport_20new_20zealand_20play_20prin?e=5937312/55399533
"So-called risky or adventurous outdoor play, in which children are allowed a degree of autonomy in their choice of play, is also an important contributor to positive stress"
Free play and children's mental health https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642%2817%2930092-5/fulltext#.Wf73Xh_U_Z0.twitter
Free play and children's mental health https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642%2817%2930092-5/fulltext#.Wf73Xh_U_Z0.twitter
"Kids are no longer kids - they are capital" https://vimeo.com/126701270
"A more playful society is a more peaceful society" - @coachnateb https://medium.com/@coachnateb/play-everywhere-teaching-physical-education-for-a-better-world-why-and-how-15c00bc727e3
"In what ways can play inspire and encourage people to question the status quo and challenge the rules of current economic and political systems?" https://www.opendemocracy.net/transformation/sarah-huxley/why-play-this-is-serious
The Neighbourhood Play Project https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-24/outdoor-play-free-range-kids-nature-play-pilot-screen-time/11041350
Play Involves Risk... https://www.bettermovement.org/blog/2019/play-involves-risk
"Play is an attitude to the world and your place in it" https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/may/21/how-can-we-get-our-children-playing-outside-again
"we have plenty of evidence of the effect of extreme play deprivation on individuals,& it's not unreasonable to think that slightly milder forms of play deprivation will nevertheless have a negative impact on the general social psyche of Western societies"
http://www.playwales.org.uk/login/uploaded/documents/INFORMATION%20SHEETS/play%20deprivation%20impact%20consequences%20and%20potential%20of%20playwork.pdf
http://www.playwales.org.uk/login/uploaded/documents/INFORMATION%20SHEETS/play%20deprivation%20impact%20consequences%20and%20potential%20of%20playwork.pdf
The Free Play Pledge
https://www.salisburyroversfc.co.uk/the-free-play-pledge.html
https://www.salisburyroversfc.co.uk/the-free-play-pledge.html
"For those of us adults who may have forgotten how to play, how would you recommend we get back in touch with that part of ourselves?" https://bewell.stanford.edu/why-we-need-play/
"I hope we end up full circle, with even wilder, riskier play opportunities everywhere – and not just for children aged two to 10. We should be thinking about multigenerational play, tackling loneliness, getting everyone more active outdoors.” https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/oct/31/were-cosseting-our-kids-the-war-against-todays-dangerously-dull-playgrounds-wellcome?CMP=share_btn_tw
"We are starting to think about ways we can change the culture & change the environment so that it is much more conducive to kids going back to being kids" - @GuyFaulkner
(ht @TimJRees)
(ht @TimJRees)
"the essence of inter-generational play...a proud statement about the importance of play in our community."
https://keithlyons.me/blog/2019/11/17/playing-in-the-park/
https://keithlyons.me/blog/2019/11/17/playing-in-the-park/
rekindling this thread on #play with a post from @brianmccormick...
"many of our problems, whether societal or within sports, are due to our increasing dismissal of unstructured play as unimportant or frivolous"
http://playmakersleague.com/play-is-learning/
"many of our problems, whether societal or within sports, are due to our increasing dismissal of unstructured play as unimportant or frivolous"
http://playmakersleague.com/play-is-learning/
A small-scale research project into the play experiences of younger and older children
#play
https://www.playaustralia.org.au/sites/default/files/LibraryDownloads/Ludicology-Flintshire-Report-Final_web-edit.pdf
#play
https://www.playaustralia.org.au/sites/default/files/LibraryDownloads/Ludicology-Flintshire-Report-Final_web-edit.pdf
adding to this thread on #play... https://twitter.com/adamtranter/status/1325912074942259200?s=20
