Episode 53 - 🎈 The Importance of Play ✨

<p><br> <br> 'Play is the work of the child' - the powerful words of Dr Montessori; as relevant now as they were a century ago.<br> <br> In this InstaLive we discussed the importance of play, the benefits, touched on the stages of play and answered a few questions about play. We had lots of lovely viewer engagement, thank you so much!<br> <br> I mention Mildred Parten's Stages of Play during the discussion - this was research from 1929 on the stages of play in children and is still used as a framework today in early childhood development. Google it for further details if you are interested in going deeper into this fascinating topic.<br> <br> 👣 All play is valuable, vital in fact, children learn through play in the early years.<br> <br> ✨ Amongst many other benefits, children practise their social skills, process their emotions, problem solve, and have fun - all in the name of play.<br> <br> Send me a DM for future topics for Top Tip Tuesday on Instagram Live, I love hearing your questions and suggestions.<br> <br> Thank you for joining us!<br> 🎁✨💛</p> <p><strong>Visit </strong><a href="https://enrichingenvironments.com/SHOP"><strong>enrichingenvironments.com/SHOP</strong></a><strong> for my &nbsp;online Parent Enrichment Courses, Workshops and Meditations for children. &nbsp;I’ll see you there!</strong></p> <p><strong>*All podcast sessions originally recorded on Instagram Live, see my IGTV @enrichingenvironments or YouTube Enriching Environments for the video.</strong></p> <p><strong>😍🙏🏽💐</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/enrichingenvironments/"><strong>#enrichingenvironments</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/montessoriathome/"><strong>#montessoriathome</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/parentingmentor/"><strong>#parentingmentor</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/leadfromlove/"><strong>#leadfromlove</strong></a></p>