Blog posts highlighting resources and strategies to safely promote play during the time of COVID-19
The Covid 19 has presented numerous challenges for children’s development, cognitively, socially, emotionally, and physically. A major concern during the pandemic has been the overuse of technology, whether it was the need for virtual school experiences or an outlet for boredom when going outside or playing with friends was not feasible or safe. A study…
Continue Reading“ Experts in child development are calling on the government to support a “summer of play” to help pupils in England recover from the stress of lockdown and a year of Covid upheaval. Call for ‘summer of play’ to help English pupils recover from Covid-19 stress Exclusive: children should be having fun with friends instead of…
Continue ReadingBill Crane has created a video on the love that children have with trees. Here is the link Children and Trees IPA USA has a fundraiser of t-shirts Trees over Screens. You can find how to get a tshirt by going to Advocacy, then Wear Your Support at the bottom. Deb
Continue ReadingCommunity Playthings, a strong advocate for play, just posted this great article on why play helps children cope. Be sure to visit the site and read the full article. Play, a child’s natural mechanism for coping
Continue ReadingLast April, the importance of playing during Covid was published. The IPA Canada affiliate use a great approach to play at any time but wrote this piece for play during the pandemic. To read the full article go to Let the children play: 4 reasons play is vital during the coronavirus P: Problem-based learning Whenever…
Continue ReadingOur own past president Dr. LaDonna Atkins and another colleague were involved in a research study focused on analyzing children’s play. See the full article at this link. Experts put new method of analyzing children’s play to the test.
Continue ReadingIPA USA Presents: Play Choice Boards for Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic Children who have been isolated during the COVID-19 pandemic may have had more screen time paired with less stimulation for creative play and fewer children (and perhaps no children) with whom to play. These changes may have had a negative effect on…
Continue ReadingThis just came across my email and I thought you might enjoy it. Here is an article on what Adventure Playgrounds are and how you can go about creating one in your own neighborhood. If you want to learn more about Adventure Playgrounds, be sure to watch the Porch Play Chat by our very own…
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