A report from the National Institute of Play
Play is part of the solution to our harried, anxiety-creating lives.
Have fun and stay on a path to feeling better every day.
The National Institute for Play agrees with Newsweek that play – feeling playful – is seriously important for a healthy life. Each person feels playful in their own unique way. Here’s their July 2023 issue …
Play is critically important for young children’s cognitive and emotional development. When children play, they are building new connections in the brain that will help them succeed in school, in relationships, and in life.
For adolescents and adults play is an antidote to stress and a foundation for wellness. When we have playful experiences, we are improving our brains and our lives.
Do you know play when you see it?
Learn about the basics of play: what it is,
why we do it,
and why it’s not just kid stuff.
Learn about some of the scientists
and disciplines researching play
and what they’ve learned so far.
Play is crucial to a healthy life. Learn how
to build a more playful life for yourself
and your children (and why you should).
The NIFPlay Library of Play has hundreds of
peer-reviewed articles, mainstream and
scientific books, and explanatory videos.
Do you know play when you see it? Learn about the basics of play: what it is, why we do it, and why it’s not just kid stuff.
Learn about some of the scientists and disciplines researching play and what they’ve learned so far.
Play is crucial to a healthy life. Learn how to build a more playful life for yourself and your children (and why you should).
The NIFP Library of Play has hundreds of peer-reviewed articles, mainstream and scientific books, and explanatory videos.
Learn more about NIFPlay, and support our work to make play part of everyone’s life.
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The Institute wants the world to know:
A) Playing, being playful, is the healthiest way to spend your time (after feeding and housing yourself).
B) The activities that evoke playful feelings are unique to each of us.
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