Category: Social and Emotional Development

P: Pretend play: Promoting positive emotions in children
6 July 2022
Why is pretend play a particularly positive place for children? 假装游戏: 提升儿童的正面情绪

S: Social play and its importance – it takes two!
6 July 2022
What skills do children need to play together and how can we help them along the way?

U: Unconventional ideas: What is creativity and how can it be nurtured?
5 July 2022
Why are play researchers interested in creativity?

V: Videos of family play moments support child development
5 July 2022
Are videos of play a helpful way for families to learn about and respond to their children's behaviour?

X: X-SEL in life: Supporting social and emotional learning in early childhood
5 July 2022
How can we support children with their social and emotional learning?

Y: You and me: Parent child playfulness
5 July 2022
What are some of the everyday ways parents can spend playful time with their children while at home?

Play and infant interactions with caregivers
5 July 2022
What are the benefits of quality playful interactions with your infant?

Play and Pretence
5 July 2022
What is pretend play and how does it link to a child’s emotional development?

Play and Self-regulation
5 July 2022
Self-regulation helps a child guide their thoughts, emotions and behaviours to accomplish a goal – how does play support this important area of development?

Play, Self-regulation, Executive Function and the Classroom Context
5 July 2022
How and why do playful approaches to teaching support the development of self-regulation?