Amber and Britt decompress from the first week of school and discuss... play!! There's loads to uncover and discuss here, but most excitedly, the hosts discuss how play might be interpreted as a skill. For the research, they uncover some of the elements that create play. Lastly, they read a Reddit post from someone who is feeling a bit unsure. 

• Topics: 
  • Introduction: [00:00]
  • Topic of the Day: Play and Engagement [01:30]
  • Research of the Day: The Elements of Play [28:46]
  • Reddit Post of the Day: I need someone to tell me this gets better lol [49:09]
• Dirty Dancing Clip
• Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck
• The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
• Eberle, S.G. (2014). The elements of play: Toward a philosophy and definition of play. The American Journal of Play, 6(2), 214-233. 
• Superwholock Lore
• Reddit Post:  I need someone to tell me this gets better lol
• Transcript of Today’s Episode: Ep. 5 - Parallel Play

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