BOUNCE BACK BETTER: the role of play in building more individual resilience and more resilient communities - Alison Woolf

A webinar with ALISON WOOLF, play therapist, play specialist and author of Better Play discussing the importance of play in schools in developing resilience through Covid and beyond

Q. Why should schools make sure we give more time for play in our current challenging times?

A . Playfulness is a natural antibody to stress, play is a preventative and remedial inoculation for uncertainty. Play and playfulness in classrooms and school playgrounds builds understanding and relationships, building stronger communities, more ready to face challenge and recover their balance.

Children who play lots are likely to have more resilience to stress, more bounce-back-ability. Time spent playing allows a child to develop their understanding of the world, control of their narrative and explore flexible possibilities for ways forward. Curiosity about the play of a child can build a map of their resilience and vulnerability, AND at the same time, celebrate their strengths and address needs and challenges.

You can purchase Alison's book Better Play from www.worthpublishing.com

Comments from the webinar:

• Thank you very much Alison - great session
  
• One of the best webinars I've attended - just right for a Friday afternoon – thanks
• An excellent topic. Alison clearly really knows her stuff and I learned a lot in a very short space of time.
• Thank you very much for motivating me to do more play therapy :-)
  
• Thank you I have enjoyed the session and lots of useful resources
  
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• Thank you for some really good thoughts
  
• Really great snap shot into justifying play in education! Thanks
  
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• Really enjoyed this. Thank you.
  
• Thank you. loved hearing your webinar on play