Tag: Understanding Play
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12/02/2025 | Understanding Heavy Work
Description Heavy work refers to activities that push or pull against the body or involve carrying. Such activities support physical, social, and emotional development. Sadly, 21st-century kids engage in much less heavy work than previous generations. This training looks at heavy work’s role in learning and development, shares many examples of heavy work, and explores…
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11/11/2025 | Conducting Benefit-Risk Assessments
Description This training equips early learning professionals with the knowledge and skills to conduct comprehensive benefit-risk assessments so they can more effectively support developmentally appropriate risk-taking while ensuring children’s health and safety. Browse Training FAQs Get Assistance
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10/28/2025 | Play And The 8 Sensory Systems
Description From squishing sticky sensory play concoctions to spinning on the swings, play helps children wire and connect their brains and nervous systems. This session examines how that process works, looks at the body’s 8 sensory systems, and offers ideas for supporting play that nourishes those systems. Browse Training FAQs Get Assistance
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09/23/2025 | Defining Play
Description While play researchers and theorists have established a clear and agreed-upon definition of play and its importance in the lives of young children, confusion remains about what is and is not play. This session examines the purpose of play and the difference between real play and play-like activity. Browse Training FAQs Get Assistance