Play with Purpose

Play with Purpose

Non-directive play

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Alexis Ralphs
Feb 03, 2025
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Non-directive play

Helping your child feel valued and in control through open-ended play

I'm sitting on the floor.

My son is next to me, deeply engrossed in play.

His wooden railway stretches out across the room, the incomplete track taking a wrong turn, the two ends destined never to be united.

I bite my lip.

Silently, I offer another piece and he continues to build. His furr…

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