How has play evolved from being “just for fun” to becoming one of the most powerful tools for children’s learning and well-being? For 25 years, Right To Play has championed the power of play to protect, educate, and empower children around the world. In this video, our Play Expert, Ellen traces the evolution of play. From its early use in crisis settings, to today, where play is recognized as essential for building literacy, numeracy, life skills, and socio-emotional learning. Watch the full sto
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PLAY! Free play. Pretend play. Guided play. Structured play. The concept of play is often debated. Play is the way children learn. It is their “occupation”. Learning through play and playful learning. There is value in all types of play. Repetitive. Solitary. Collaborative. Parallel. During OT, we often use play. Sometimes we facilitate one of the types of play mentioned above. Depending on the child and the goals of therapy, we will guide play. We (as a profession) are moving away from a demand
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Why is play important? Play is more than just fun — it’s how children learn, heal, and connect. In a world filled with challenges, play is more than just fun, it’s how children thrive. For 25 years, Right To Play has been harnessing the power of play to help children heal, learn, and build essential skills that will last their entire lives. #RightToPlay #PowerOfPlay #ProtectEducateEmpower #LearningThroughPlay #PlayBasedLearning | Right To Play
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** PLAY ** Through play children develop social skills, learn how to share, develop language skills, develop fine and gross motor skills, learn cause and effect, learn about colours and so, so, so much more. We think of play as just that, PLAY, however as Tanya from Babyhintsandtips points out in this interview, there are a few different types of play including exploratory play, functional play, constructive play and pretend play. I'm also a big believer in letting our children get bored and the
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We often think of play as simply something fun and entertaining, but it is far more than that. Play is an extremely powerful force on child development – helping children learn important life skills such as problem-solving, negotiation and communication, creative and critical thinking, empathy, and emotional regulation. Children need to PLAY! Make time to play today. 😁💙 #play #imaginationplayground #playspaces #freeplay #unstructuredplay #unplugandplay #screenfreekids #imaginativeplay #bigblue
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They say play is the work of children—and it’s true! Play is how children learn about the world, themselves and each other. It’s as much a part of healthy development as eating vegetables, reading books together and getting a good night’s sleep. Even the United Nations lists play as one of the basic rights of every child. There is no right or wrong way to play. It’s anything from sticking a hand in mashed potatoes to playing lego or dolls, to staring out a window and daydreaming. It looks differ
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