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Played Out

Andrew Warren, ASW, Psychotherapist at Positive Counseling Center gets his best ideas on the tire swing.

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” The article below featured in The Atlantic revisits the benefits of play as an important part of a child’s development; assisting in areas of memory, cognition, social skills, and maybe even mental health. Although we understand that play does pay, it appears that children are playing less than years before and it could be related to our cultural fixation that our kiddos get into Stanford. Take the math book out of Juliana’s hand for a moment and let her know the top of the jungle gym has suddenly transformed to the mast of a pirate ship.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/08/playtime-may-boost-kids-mental-health/568186/


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