Parenting with Play

Growing Up Playfully: Understanding How Play Affects Your Child’s Development

In this workshop, you will discover how to:

• Recognize what skills your child can learn through play.
• Use play to help your child develop socially, emotionally, and physically.
• Incorporate play into everyday life.

Playing with Feelings: Using Play to Stay in Tune With Your Child’s Mental and Emotional Wellbeing

At the Week 2 workshop, you will receive a Play Packet that you can take home with you! The Play Packet contains ideas for games, crafts, pretend play, songs, and other activities that you can do with your child(ren) at home

In this workshop, you will discover how to:

• Use play in conflict resolution.
• Use play to understand your child’s emotional state.
• Use play to teach your child about empathy and boundaries.

Paint and Groove: Incorporating Art and Music into Playtime

In this workshop, you will discover how to:

• Successfully incorporate art and music into playtime with your child.
• Understand which areas of child development are strengthened through art and which areas of child development are strengthened through music.
• Use art projects and music to help your child express emotions and tell stories.

Family Ties: Using Play to Bond With Your Child

In this workshop, you will discover how to:

• Use play to learn about how your child communicates.
• Use play to understand your child’s interests.
• Use play to show love and care to your child.