#8 Play Beyond The Early Years with Kelly Humphrey

Kelly Humphrey joins Heidi Steel this month, to talk about the role of play beyond the Early Years. SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/liveplaylearn We discuss: · How children play and learn beyond the age of five. · Defining true play 3:00 -Deep immersion, intrinsically motivated, freely chosen, free flowing. · Why play is so important for children beyond the age of five 6:40 · How we know they are learning as they play 16:30 · Our role as adults in unschooling 25:00 · The importance of relationship 28:00 · Fostering and nurturing children’s play when they have been in mainstream schooling 34:30 -deschooling, challenges of re-engaging with their own intuition, the role of boredom, children who like structure. · How play changes as children get older 40:00 · What do we do when our children choose to play all day? 43:00 · Challenges of life’s requirements around children’s choices 45:20 · Prioritising mental health 46:00How do we join in our children’s play 49:00 Guardian article calling for a summer of play GUEST MEDIA LINKS: Play wild. Love learning. Be free Podcast LIVEPLAYLEARN LINKS: Website Liveplaylearn.org Facebook Live. Play. Learn YouTube Live Play Learn