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play:groundNYC
Science says kids learn more when we leave them alone. Yes, really. Leave them alone and even give them saws and hammers. playground:NYC is New York's first adventure playground that is changing the way parents and kids think about free play. Started by Eve Mosher, playground:NYC is essentially a junk yard where parents are not allowed.
This joyful video features children engaged in the deep art of play at play:groundNYC, a vibrant adventure playground on Governors Island near the Statue of Liberty. The video portrays child-initiated, creative play supported by a staff of dedicated playworkers. Produced by Alliance for Childhood and directed by Amanda Wilder.
Providence PlayCorps brings popup play environments to urban communities.
This wonderful video features the Providence PlayCorps pop up play and loose parts program. Click on the link to watch the joyfulness and creativity unfold! Produced with support from Alliance for Childhood.
Risk teaches children how to fail and try again, test their limits and boundaries, become resilient and acquire coping skills.
This film stresses the idea that children's risk-taking is important for becoming comfortable and secure in the world. It's an important part of play, yet children are allowed fewer and fewer opportunities to experience risk. These leaders in the movement to restore children's play speak out on the subject. Produced by the Alliance for Childhood and KaBOOM!
A family that plays together stays together. Six playmakers talk about why family play is so important and share their ideas for making family play a priority.
The family that plays together stays together. A KaBOOM! film featuring many children along with six play advocates, including Joan Almon of the Alliance for Childhood, Dr. Kwame Brown of the FUNction Method, Mike Hall of Strong Fathers-Strong Families, Jessica Kohnen Karaska of Playworks Baltimore, Danielle Marshall of KaBOOM!, and Liza Sullivan of ThroughPlay.
This video addresses critical issues facing children and families today. Produced in collaboration with the Alliance for Childhood and KaBOOM!.
Dr. Ken Ginsburg, pediatrician at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and author of Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Kids Roots and Wings, and Dr. Marilyn Benoit, Chief Clinical Officer at Devereux Behavioral Health and former president of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, address critical issues facing children and families today -- rising levels of stress and anxiety, obesity-related health problems, dramatically reduced time for free play, hectic and over-scheduled family life -- and offer solutions to addressing these problems.
London playworker Penny Wilson on play, playwork, and adventure playgrounds.
London playworker Penny Wilson on play, playwork, and adventure playgrounds. For more on playwork, visit www.playtowerhamlets.org.uk and www.theinternationale.com/pennywilson Produced in partnership with KaBOOM!
Made by the EPA, and featuring Alliance for Childhood co-founder, Joan Almon, this video highlights the benefits of discovering pockets of natural space in your community.
As more Americans dwell in cities & suburbs, our society becomes increasingly distanced from the natural world. This absence of everyday connections to nature has many negative effects-especially for children. Pockets of remaining wetland in developed areas can provide the easiest access to nature. Accessible version also available at: Wetlands and Wonder.