On this 5th episode of Thinking Time, I speak to Dr Aidan Fielding, a newly qualified educational psychologist from the University of Manchester. Within this episode, we discuss his doctoral research that explored the impact of local and national restrictions on children's play and reflect on what it means for parents/carers, school staff, psychologists and young people.

Within this discussion, we refer to the following research:

Fielding, A., & Harding, E. (2024). The ongoing impact of social and locality restrictions on children’s play at home – How play changed during the pandemic, and how it remains different. Educational Psychology in Practice, 40(4), 435–455. https://doi.org/10.1080/02667363.2024.2390871

Fielding, A. H., & Harding, E. (2024). The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Associated Restrictions on Children’s Play: A Systematic Literature Review. International Journal of Playwork Practice, 5(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.25035/ijpp.05.01.02

Full thesis reference: 

https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/the-impact-of-local-and-national-restrictions-on-childrens-play-h

We also refer to:

EdPsychEd article

https://www.edpsyched.co.uk/blog/impact-of-covid-19-and-restrictions-on-childrens-play-at-home

British Psychological Society, Division of Child and Educational Psychology Position Paper:

https://www.bps.org.uk/guideline/childrens-right-play

Original music by Patrick McKeown.

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