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Sep 2020
24m 50s

Imagination and Independent Play

MICHELLE KENNEY, M. ED
About this episode
Independent play and having a vivid imagination opens up so many doors for our children.  We want to see their ability to play by themselves and create a whole world for themselves while we get our adult stuff done or even sit down and feel some independence ourselves. We go in depth into how to facilitate the development of both and what works and doesn't w ... Show More
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