How Play Helps Kids AND Adults - we need it now more than ever

How Play Helps Kids AND Adults - we need it now more than ever
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Feeling stressed? Worried? Having difficulty connecting?
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What about your kids?
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Fortunately, it's clear from early childhood research that play helps kids...
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💕 Process emotions - Kids can act out scary or stressful situations through play in which they have control over what's going on. It's normal to see kids play out scene over and over. Each time, they have an opportunity to process the often intense emotions associated with the stressful time. This helps with the development of self-awareness and emotional regulation.
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💕 Learn through experience - This is the best type of learning, when kids interact with their environment, experimenting with their imagination and gaining problem-solving skills.
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💕 Communicate - Pretend play lets kids practice picking up on language and social skills from others. Kids also have the chance to use words and language they've heard from other kids as well as adults.
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💕 Connect with others - Through play, bonds are created that transcends differences. It's how kids develop friendships.
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💕 Physical development - Active play encourages movement as well as development of strength and coordination.
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💕 Develop creativity - There's no limits to the imagination! Whether creating through make-believe or art, play honors the potential in each person. You can be anything you want to be. You can create anything you want to create.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics even created a policy statement emphasizing the Power of Play and encouraging pediatricians to prescribe play more to kids and their parents or other caretakers.
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In a year like 2020, we could sure use extra emotional processing, superhero communication skills, and infinite innovation.
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And... ❣️ Play is NOT JUST FOR KIDS❣️
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What play looks like in adults is personal. It's what you do for fun, where space and time seem to fall away.
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Play is ART. 💜 Play is creativity. Play is fun.
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It's how your soul expresses itself.
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Adults can get the same benefits from play as kids.
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