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This video introduces and promotes the value of play, play therapy, credentialed play therapists, and membership in the Association for Play Therapy.

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http://www.thegeniusofplay.org Click the link to learn more about the amazing benefits of play! Playtime is where kids begin to dream big, letting their imaginations completely take over. By allowing imaginations to run wild during play, kids create new worlds, and form unique ideas and solutions to challenges. While playing a make-believe game or arts & crafts, kids boost their creativity as they learn and imagine a world around themselves. Encourage your child’s creativity with activities or projects that let their imaginations play. The Genius of Play provides families with information and inspiration they need to make play an important part of their child’s day. Through play, kids develop physical skills, improve cognitive abilities, learn communication and social skills, process and express emotions, and increase creativity. Join the movement to bring more play into children’s lives as well as the developmental benefits that play has to offer.

http://www.thegeniusofplay.org Click the link to learn more about the amazing benefits of play! Interacting with other children while playing house, building forts, or even crafting secret languages allows children to hone their social skills. While playing socially, children learn how to collaborate, compromise, share, show affection, resolve conflicts, follow rules, and deal with feelings. Encourage children to play with others on a playdate, in school, or around siblings to learn early lessons like getting along with others or negotiating group dynamics. The Genius of Play provides families with information and inspiration they need to make play an important part of their child’s day. Through play, kids develop physical skills, improve cognitive abilities, learn communication and social skills, process and express emotions, and increase creativity. Join the movement to bring more play into children’s lives as well as the developmental benefits that play has to offer.

http://www.thegeniusofplay.org Click the link to learn more about the amazing benefits of play! By playing with others in a quick game of simon says or more challenging kick the can, children develop critical communication and literacy skills. Listening to hear what simon says and then reacting to that, for example, is how kids learn to listen, observe, and pick up on subtle clues of how others communicate. Through play, they learn how to start and carry on conversations as well as how to express themselves through language. Encourage your child to play with activities or games that teach the art of communication. The Genius of Play provides families with information and inspiration they need to make play an important part of their child’s day. Through play, kids develop physical skills, improve cognitive abilities, learn communication and social skills, process and express emotions, and increase creativity. Join the movement to bring more play into children’s lives as well as the developmental benefits that play has to offer.

http://www.thegeniusofplay.org Click the link to learn more about the amazing benefits of play! Boost your child’s brain power through play as they explore objects and the physical space around them. As kids learn to process sights and sounds, one of the best ways to stimulate brain development is through play. While naming animals, counting, stacking blocks, or piecing together a puzzle children build essential cognitive skills. Play reinforces critical thinking, decision-making, and planning skills while honing their attention spans. Encourage play with your child for essential brain boosting development. The Genius of Play provides families with information and inspiration they need to make play an important part of their child’s day. Through play, kids develop physical skills, improve cognitive abilities, learn communication and social skills, process and express emotions, and increase creativity. Join the movement to bring more play into children’s lives as well as the developmental benefits that play has to offer.

http://www.thegeniusofplay.org Click the link to learn more about the amazing benefits of play! Bedtime can be a particularly scary time for children! Through play, kids learn to cope with their emotions as they act out fear, frustration and anger in a situation they control. The Genius of Play is an ongoing initiative to celebrate the incredible developmental benefits kids experience through the simple act of playing. The Genius of Play provides families with information and inspiration they need to make play an important part of their child’s day. Kids play their way into a bright future with improved problem solving, vocabulary, social skills and increased empathy. Join the movement to bring more play into children’s lives as well as the developmental benefits that play has to offer.

http://www.thegeniusofplay.org Click the link to learn more about the amazing benefits of play! Encourage active play in childhood to help kids build healthy habits. Active play is critical for kids’ physical development. It helps children hone their coordination, balance, gross-motor skills (large movements like crawling and walking) and fine-motor skills (smaller movements like picking objects up). The Genius of Play is an ongoing initiative to celebrate the incredible developmental benefits kids experience through the simple act of playing. The Genius of Play provides families with information and inspiration they need to make play an important part of their child’s day. Through play, kids develop physical skills, improve cognitive abilities, learn communication and social skills, process and express emotions, and increase creativity. Join the movement to bring more play into children’s lives as well as the developmental benefits that play has to offer.