WELCOME TO MAKE TIME 2 PLAY

One Direction’s Niall Horan has shared how valuable play has been for him both in childhood and throughout his career. Niall has said that his outgoing personality which has seen his rise to stardom was a result of having a childhood full of play, learning about himself, people skills and how to be a child 🏕🎒

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Soccer Aid for Unicef is the world’s biggest celebrity football match. On Sunday 16 June, Soccer Aid will host another rousing and unique 90 minutes (or more...

Any play which encourages the following of rules and fair play has massive behavioural benefits for those playing. It helps to teach boundaries, limits and how to regulate their behaviours towards other people.
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Make believe play can allow our children to have some wild and wacky adventures. But this giggle-filled, imagination-testing, social-developing form of play has so many benefits for your child. It is their first opportunity to see what it is like to be someone (or something) else, developing a sense of empathy. It is a time to have conversations about completely new topics, developing language skills. They may learn new words like ‘stethoscope’ or ‘chef whites’. It even encourages negotiation skills when deciding who gets to play which part. As parents and guardians, it gives you the chance to see how your little one is seeing the world and what qualities they have, or haven’t, developed yet. The possibilities are endless with make believe play, all you need to do is get involved with it, you might learn something new too. ... See more

Anna Williamson explains how play can help children learn how to resolve conflict without adult intervention which is a crucial skill required for adult life.

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