The misconceptions about playtime and child development

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Medicine, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Parenting

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

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 long Not all kids are great at independent play from the start How to use playtime/awake time to complete chores Find out more about Susie Allison on her website Busytoddler.com or via Instagram @busytoddler For more watch Dr. Mona's "Open Ended Toys: Best Kids Toys and Why" video on YouTube. Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠⁠⁠ page of the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	So what I really want to work on with parents and caregivers today is this
0:04.9	understanding that we need to turn back the clock on play and we need to look
0:08.5	back at play when we were children and especially when our parents were children.
0:12.2	What did play look like in those households was the parent actively sitting
0:16.4	down playing with the child all day long or were they getting other things done
0:21.4	letting the children play, letting the children have their space.
0:24.4	Welcome to this week's episode where I am welcoming one of my favorite
0:29.8	Instagram accounts, Susie Allison, who is a former teacher, the founder and creator
0:35.8	of Busy Toddler, the author of Busy Toddler's Guide to Actual Parenting and is
0:41.2	in charge of selling and organizing a famous preschool at home called Playing
0:46.6	Preschool where you can purchase this on her website and through her Instagram.
0:49.6	We are talking all about the misconceptions about playtime and child development
0:54.3	and I am so excited to welcome her because she is one of my favorite accounts on social.
0:58.3	Thank you for joining me today, Susie.
1:00.0	Oh my gosh, I am so excited.
1:02.0	This has been such a long time coming and I'm just so excited to be here today.
1:05.8	I love it.
1:06.9	I am so excited too.
1:08.3	Again, we've been trying to make this happen.
1:10.1	Busy schedules, you are also a mother.
1:12.1	I didn't even mention that but people should know you.
1:14.3	If they don't know you already, you're going to learn about her.
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