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end of the script. When you think back to your childhood, do you remember long afternoons of

doing not much? Maybe building things with Legos or devoting hours to putting on a play with your dolls?

Playtime might seem like it's just for fun and less important than the real work of learning, reading, writing, and arithmetic.

But psychologists who study children's learning have found that in reality, children learn best through play.

And as the amount of time that kids get to play has shrunk in recent decades, some researchers are hoping to bring playful learning back to children's lives.

So why is play so important? What do we learn through play that we can't learn in other ways?

What's the difference between free play and play that's guided by a parent, teacher, or other

adult? What does playful learning look like in a classroom? What does it look like at home

and in the larger world? How is technology changing children's play? And what can parents do to

encourage more play and playful learning for their kids? Welcome to Speaking of Psychology,

the flagship podcast of the American Psychological Association that examines the links

between psychological science and everyday life. I'm Kim Mills. My guest today is Dr. Kathy

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