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Podcast: The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom
Episode: The misconceptions about playtime and child development
Description: In today’s episode I’m talking to Susie Allison, the woman behind Busy Toddler. As a former teacher and mom of 3 kids, she is an advocate for early childhood education and made it her mission to bring hands-on learning and play back to childhood, support others in their parenting journey, and help everyone make it to nap time. We discussed the following:
Why it’s okay not to love playtime
Why you don’t need to play with kids all day longÂ
Not all kids are great at independent play from the start
How to use playtime/awake time...