U: Unconventional ideas: What is creativity and how can it be nurtured?
Why are play researchers interested in creativity?
V: Videos of family play moments support child development
Are videos of play a helpful way for families to learn about and respond to their children's behaviour?
W: Why we all need play in a crisis
How can play help us to understand and process thoughts and emotions during times of trauma or crisis?
X: X-SEL in life: Supporting social and emotional learning in early childhood
How can we support children with their social and emotional learning?
Y: You and me: Parent child playfulness
What are some of the everyday ways parents can spend playful time with their children while at home?
Z: Zest! Motivation and playful learning in the classroom
How can teachers harness children's inner drive to learn?
Parent Cooperative Early Learning: The Playcentre Approach
Whānau Tupu Ngātahii means families growing together. Paul Crowhurst tells us more about Playcentre, a family-led, play-based approach to early childhood education in New Zealand.
Play and infant interactions with caregivers
What are the benefits of quality playful interactions with your infant?
Play and Pretence
What is pretend play and how does it link to a child’s emotional development?
Play and Self-regulation
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
How and why do playful approaches to teaching support the development of self-regulation?
David Whitebread Memorial Lecture 2022: Theory and Research on Self-Regulated Learning Meet Real Life in Classrooms
PEDAL and the Whitebread family come together annually for the David Whitebread Memorial Lecture to celebrate the memory of Dr David Whitebread, PEDAL’s founder and a pioneer in early childhood development research. This is a recording of the inaugural David Whitebread Memorial Lecture, given by Professor Nancy Perry from the University of British Columbia in […]
Power of Play: Evidence on Playful Early Learning in Bangladesh and BRAC’s PlayBook Launch
Early childhood is a critical time in a child’s development and life. When play is integrated into how we care for and educate young children, it promotes their development and helps them grow into adaptable, resilient, socially and emotionally literate adults who can navigate the world and overcome the adversities of poverty, crisis and conflict […]
Agency in Play: Making Space for Children’s Agency With Learning Through Play
This short animation summarises a new theoretical paper written by the Play in Schools & Learning team that explains the role of play in supporting children’s agency in their learning. How can you make space for children’s agency in their learning? By including play! Play develops children’s motivation and self-regulation, both of which support children’s […]
Evidence-based interventions in the first 1001 days: A PEDAL panel discussion
PEDAL and the First 1001 Days Movement hosted a fascinating lunchtime panel considering how to ensure our youngest children and their families receive the most appropriate, timely and effective intervention to support their health and development. Professor Mike Robling (Director of Population Health Trials, University of Cardiff) and Professor Paul Ramchandani (LEGO Professor of Play, […]
