Category: Social and Emotional Development
The Links Between Play and Children’s Mental Health
8 September 2022
In this presentation, Professor Helen Dodd from the University of Exeter explains how play has changed over time, and explores how adventurous play might be considered a protective factors when it comes to children’s mental health. This talk formed part of the PEDAL Play Conference 2022, an event which brought together play researchers interested in […]
Using LEGO Bricks to Support Social and Emotional Wellbeing in Neurodivergent Children
8 September 2022
Play Included is a social enterprise on a mission to create effective play-based development programmes for children – empowering professionals, enabling parents and families and building community. In this presentation, Dr Gina Gomez de la Cuesta introduces the Brick-by-Brick® programme, which provides opportunities for neurodivergent children to develop their social and emotional skills through collaborative […]
‘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?
Children bouncing back: How families can use play to help children transition to post-lockdown life
6 July 2022
How can families use play to support their children as they transition to post-lockdown life?
B: Building Blocks: The power of the brick
6 July 2022
How can block play support children's development?
D: Dolls, diggers, and dinosaurs: Do girls and boys like different toys?
6 July 2022
Do girls and boys really like different toys?
E: Executive functions and their role in games
6 July 2022
How do everyday activities and games use children's executive functions?
F: Fathers and Play
6 July 2022
What impact does fathers’ involvement and play have on children’s development?
G: Games in the classroom: Creativity, cognition and the curriculum
6 July 2022
How can games facilitate classroom engagement and children's learning?