Play Is Children's Work: Why Free Play Matters
Host: Mindy McCulley, MS Extension Specialist for Instructional Support, University of Kentucky
Guests: David Weisenhorn, PhD Extension Specialist for Parenting and Child Development and Katherine Jury, MS Extension Specialist for Family Health
Season 8, Episode 49
In this episode of Talking FACS, Extension specialists Dr. David Weisenhorn and Katherine Jury discuss the vital role of unstructured free play in child development.
They cover the key benefits of play—physical (muscle and bone development), cognitive (problem solving and learning by doing), social (cooperation and rule-making)…
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