How Play and Coping Skills are Connected

As you may know, I run two websites - Encourage Play and Coping Skills for Kids. Although at first glance it doesn’t seem like these two are connected, they are - by PLAY!

Some of the things I talk about during this podcast:

• Play is an integral part of childhood, and of being human. All of us need to play!

• Play (doing something for pure enjoyment) is also a natural way for children and adults to relieve stress. 

• Two ideas for how parents can encourage play at home - careful scheduling and providing open ended toys like:

  • K’NEX ®

  • Blocks

  • LEGO ® blocks

  • Marble Runs
    

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