How play helps a kid's brain grow | Jesse Ilhardt

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🗓️ 23 December 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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A little bit of playtime can have big benefits for a child's developing brain, like a superfood -- but adult participation is a crucial ingredient for best results. Early-education leader Jesse Ilhardt makes the case for you to put down the phone, pick up the make-believe tea cup (or that blanket-superhero cape) and take the time to experiment with imagination during kids' most formative learning years.

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0:07.2	Today, the power and importance of playtime, not just for children, but crucially, between
0:12.9	children and their parents and teachers.
0:15.7	In her 2022 talk from Ted X.
0:17.9	Rigglyville, Teacher and Mother Jesse Ilhart makes a case for letting our kids play more
0:23.2	because the research-backed, positive effects are undeniable.
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