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August 28th, 2007

In the news

Posted by Melitsa in Thought of the week

The power of unstructured play is displayed here in a summary article.

Food for thought- this seems like a universal truth.

“Giving inner-city children a safe place to play could dramatically increase their level of physical activity and even cut down on the time they spend watching television and playing video games. ”

Read the article here.

Melitsa Avila is a former teacher, mother of three boys and military wife who talks about living an intentional play lifestyle using practical and everyday play activities to do with the under 5s. She publishes related ebooks & newsletters. Melitsa is the host and producer of a weekly Early Childhood radio show: Raising Playful Tots bringing parents and carers together with Early childhood practitioners. Thanks for reading!

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