The Play Tools: A reset button for play
Does your child ever get distracted? Is she sometimes too agitated to settle? Are there days when you feel like you’re constantly putting out fires, that it’s all tears and no play?
Alexis Ralphs
The Play Circle
Do you spend much time at home, alone with the children or by yourself?
For me, working from home means I can get stuck in a rut. I get tunnel vision, focusing on the task at hand. I forget to put on the washing. The dishes remain in the sink.
Play Kits: an hour in a box
Play kits build week after week, until you have a library of resources - made by your child - that she will be proud of, and want to revisit.
Introducing Start with the Child
See the world through your child's eyes
When it comes to play, children see the world differently. What might seem like chaos to us - stacking blocks, moving toys, or scribbling on paper - can actually be the beginning of something deeper.
This is the heart of Start
Decoding Play
Some kinds of play are special. Your child is engrossed and time stands still. What's the secret? What caused this magical state? And - most importantly - how do you recreate it?
Right-brain reset
What’s missing?
Train your child's attention with this classic game.