Desmond Morris and Play
February 19th, 2010The rise in anxiety and depression and the decline in play
February 5th, 2010Boston College professor Peter Gray argues that the rise in anxiety and depression among kids is tied to a lack of a sense of control over their fate and a move toward emphasizing external goals over internal ones. A sense of control over one’s life and narrative, and internal rewards are things that play provides.
Learning and Play
February 5th, 2010Susan Engel makes a passionate case for the essential role of play in the learning process.
Stuart in Time magazine article on overprotective parents
November 30th, 2009
Stuart is quoted in this Time magazine article about helicopter parents. It is currently one of the most popular articles in Time.
Everything in life can be learned at the playground
October 28th, 2009
Stanton Peele has a nicely personal description of his observations about the benefits of free play.
NY Times Magazine article: Can Play Teach Self Control?
October 1st, 2009How play succeeds while other methods fail in giving kids better planning abilities and emotional modulation. Could work for adults, too.
Lack of Play Makes You Rigid, Depressed
August 18th, 2009This article from the New York Times is about stress, but it also about life without play. And about what can happen when play is reintroduced.
Let the Children Play
June 15th, 2009
Helen Guldberg has a provacative blog entry about the decrease in unsupervised play among children.
The Power of Play in Learning, Part II
May 20th, 2009
In his second post on this subject, Charles Lee Kelly talks more about training dogs with play and what this has to do with teaching kids and avoiding ADHD.
Star Review
May 18th, 2009Take a look at this great review of the book from the Kansas City Star.