Extended Family and Play

I had the oppurtunity to spend many hours with my grandmother and aunt this last week. My aunt commented on the lack of time children have to play in any given day. We reminisced about our time spent playing as kids and wondered how parents are coping with the trials of working, cooking dinner and [...]

Structured or Unstructured Play

Is there any merit to sturctured play? What is the purpose of unstructured play? Is there a time when play can be structured to look unstructured?
Sometimes we need to take a few moments to ponder large questions such as these and begin to work on the theory behind them so that we can grow and [...]