Your kid needs this more than school....
Why unstructured play—not school—is the real engine of your child’s learning, growth, and lifelong success
We’re going to talk about something way more important than most of us realize... and to do that, I wanted to start this week with a quote by my favorite parenting educator, Fred Rogers.
Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play IS serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.
Play is EVERYTHING for kids. It’s how they learn in so many facets of their lives and the benefits of intentionally prioritizing play are overwhelming. That’s why, if you ask me, kids under 12 actually have the potential to learn MORE in the summer months when they don’t have formalized/organized education than they do the other nine months out of the year.
(Trigger warning: this may make you question the formalized classroom 7 hour schooling system... sorry, not sorry.)
I say “the potential” because that learning isn’t guaranteed by any stretch. If we pack their summers with structure and constant organized, adult driven activity, it won’t happen. So let’s dive into why play is important and how we can get the most out of it for our kids while social convention and schedule allow.
