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Join Speech-Language Pathologist, Lacy Morise and Physical Therapist, Nicole Sergent as they host warm and helpful conversations around their table where the early childhood world and daily parenting life meet. The friends and professionals from their village will inspire, challenge, and support you in your own journey as a parent, early childhood professional, or therapist.
The Importance of Play for the Developing Child with Emily Cohen, M.A., CCC/SLP
More than Child’s Play
42 minutes 49 seconds
4 years ago
The Importance of Play for the Developing Child with Emily Cohen, M.A., CCC/SLP
This is the episode all about PLAY! Emily Cohen, M.A, CCC/SLP, speech-language pathologist and author of Playing With Purpose, joins Lacy in a conversation about the importance of play in the developing child’s life. Emily defines what play is and how it benefits children. She explains the five stages of play and at what ages they each emerge and also lists and describes the three types of play. Emily explains what purposeful play is and offers tips on how parents and providers can engage children in purposeful play to target skills. Lastly, she gives recommendations of resources where you can go to learn more about play.
Find Emily's book and resources here: https://www.tandemspeechtherapy.com/playingwithpurposebook/.
Other resources Emily recommended include: https://www.scanlonspeech.com , https://teachmetotalk.com and https://www.hanen.org/Home.aspx .
More than Child’s Play
Join Speech-Language Pathologist, Lacy Morise and Physical Therapist, Nicole Sergent as they host warm and helpful conversations around their table where the early childhood world and daily parenting life meet. The friends and professionals from their village will inspire, challenge, and support you in your own journey as a parent, early childhood professional, or therapist.
