#83 - Dads and the Power of Play: A Conversation with Anna Yudina
A Dad's Path
Will Braunstein
5 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 27 September 2023
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Today we speak with Anna Yudina, an expert on play and toys: it’s literally her job at the Toy Association! (www.toyassociation.org).
Anna shares actionable tips about screen dependence, dives deep into STEM toys, discusses the difference between structured and unstructured play, and More!
Redefine your understanding of play and discover how us dads can make the most of these precious moments.
Dad On!
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| 0:00.0 | Hi and welcome to a Dad's Path Podcast. |
| 0:04.0 | We're real dads solving everyday problems. |
| 0:06.5 | Each week we tackle issues that dads everywhere face and deliver actions you can take right |
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| 0:16.2 | exclusively for dads. |
| 0:18.1 | Our goal is to help you make fatherhood count. |
| 0:20.7 | Dad on. |
| 0:31.0 | Hello and welcome to another episode with Dad's Path Podcast. |
| 0:35.5 | I'm Will Braunstein. |
| 0:36.5 | Today we're here with Anna Yudina. |
| 0:38.6 | She's the Senior Director of Marketing Initiatives at the Toy Association. |
| 0:42.0 | We're going to talk about what that is. |
| 0:44.4 | Anna is spearheading a specific area at the Toy Association called the Genius of Play. |
| 0:49.4 | It's an initiative to raise awareness of play as a crucial part of child development |
| 0:55.4 | and encourage families to make time for playing their daily lives. |
| 0:58.1 | It was launched in 2015 to reach millions of parents, caregivers, educators, it's really |
| 1:04.9 | interesting. |
| 1:05.9 | Anna is going to tell us about that and she's also leading the Toy Association Strategic |
| 1:11.3 | Steam initiative that's science, technology, engineering, arts and math. |
| 1:16.1 | You've probably heard of that and they've done a lot of great work there which we'll talk |
| 1:19.0 | about and for us dads it's going to be really interesting, again, as we dive into what |
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