This 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.
Lack of Play Makes You Rigid, Depressed
August 18th, 2009Let 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.
The Power of Play in Learning
May 6th, 2009
Dog trainer and mystery author Lee Charles Kelley writes a fantastic description of how play helps dogs learn. Worth a read.
Isn’t that why kindergarten was invented?
April 29th, 2009The Alliance for Childhood warns about the disappearance of play in kindergarten in a new report. Check out “The Crisis in Kindergarten.”
The serious need for play
April 2nd, 2009
While we are on the subject of Scientific American Mind magazine, it’s good to remember to look at this great cover story about the need for play.
Laughter is the best medicine
April 2nd, 2009This cover story from Scientific American Mind emphasizes the deep and powerful psychological–and biological–effects of laughter.
TED Video
March 23rd, 2009
Amazing dolphin bubble play
March 18th, 2009These dolphins blow bubble rings, then put their heads through them or flick them with their snouts to chop them into smaller rings or expand them. It seems the dolphins also show off, learn from each other and sometimes chomp the bubble ring for fun.