This essay from Time magazine talks about how some parents want lots of drills and rote learning in preschool, but she has come to believe in the power of play.

Another great TED video on the power of games to alter and grow the brain.

This article in American Scientist ask how new behaviors arise, and concludes that they come about because of failures that become successful in some new way. As we have stated many times, the best way to promote those new behaviors, in a way that makes it safe to fail, is play.

This article talks about how games can stop memory formation after trauma and nip PTSD in the bud.

In this short blog post about Desmond Morris (most famous for his book “The Naked Ape”) the writers discuss his work, his art, and the importance of play in all he does. They also discuss neoteny–how the juvenile feature of play is extended and conserved well into adulthood in humans and how this helps us.

Stuart is quoted in this Time magazine article about helicopter parents. It is currently one of the most popular articles in Time.

Stanton Peele has a nicely personal description of his observations about the benefits of free play.