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Category: Teens
All Work and No Play? Busting the Binary in Majority World Settings
21 June 2023
Are work and play really so different?
Exploring play in hospitals in Spain, Australia and England
9 May 2023
Who are Health Play Specialists, and why are they so important to children's hospital experiences?
Narrative Matters: ‘Encanto’ and intergenerational trauma
30 September 2022
How might films like 'Encanto' be key to helping children understand intergenerational trauma?
Four playful ways to help with anxiety
6 July 2022
How can we use play to help our bodies recognise we are safe and reduce our anxiety level?
‘Just fun’ – or fundamental? Finding fun in early adolescent self-concept
6 July 2022
Is fun an integral part of young peoples' selves, or is it a frivolous extra?
F: Fathers and Play
6 July 2022
What impact does fathers’ involvement and play have on children’s development?
W: Why we all need play in a crisis
5 July 2022
How can play help us to understand and process thoughts and emotions during times of trauma or crisis?