Jun 20, 2013 | Anna, Childhood, enrollment, learning, listening, parents, Play, pretend play, teaching
Yesterday, my daughter Eliza (almost 4) and I went to work together. She had spent much of the morning quietly setting up an office in the small entranceway near our front door. When it was ready, she insisted I hurry. Mom! Don’t be late for work! We had a loose...Jun 13, 2013 | Anna, Childhood, Children, comfort, mom, Play, play affordances, power, role play
By: Anna Soon after the Boston Marathon attacks, I wrote a post called play = comfort. I had just spent a day in lockdown with my husband and our two young daughters and was reminded of how much solace we can find in play – not just children, but adults as well....Jun 5, 2013 | Anna, Children, loose parts, playgrounds, pretend play
By: Anna My family’s favourite neighbourhood playground was recently completely redesigned. At one of the first community planning meetings, I mentioned that wood chips are some of the best “stuff” of play. Imagine the odd looks. Really? Who is this crazy...These cookies are necessary to enable the basic features of this site to function. The cookies do not collect or store any personal data.
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