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Episode 16: The Power of Play for Both Children and Grown-Ups | Emma Tempest
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This episode is pure joy as we get to talk with Emma Tempest, an internationally-known play coach who helps early childhood professionals incorporate play into their programming in a meaningful and often transformational way.
In this uplifting chat, Emma shares:
- Why play is critical for child development – and adults too!
- How adults can misinterpret play for bad behavior.
- How the traditional way to leverage play – often limited to a reward for a child who does their schoolwork or behaves well – is a backwards way to look at it.
- The detrimental effects of removing play from a child’s education.
- How adults can get in touch with their inner child.
- The importance of a mindset shift toward curiosity to embrace play in all its forms.
- Why there’s no such thing as “unstructured play.”
- The five things adults can do to best support children’s play.
- And so much more!
About Emma:
Emma Tempest is a Play Coach. How cool is that? She develops training and coaching for educators and families around how children learn through the power of play, and how to use play as a tool for building a strong foundation of wellbeing. But that’s not all – Emma also helps adults through play. Her belief is that play joins everybody together – from all ages, races, nationalities and cultures.
Originally from England, Emma holds a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Leeds Metropolitan University. She now resides in New Jersey, but spreads her teachings far and wide, because, frankly, we ALL need this in our lives.
You can find Emma in the following places:
- Website: https://makeyourownrainbows.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theplaycoach
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_play_coach/
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