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Scenario

When partners disagree about the value of unstructured imaginative play

My spouse thinks our kids need more 'educational' activities and gets uncomfortable when I encourage really wild, nonsensical pretend play, and we're constantly negotiating between structure and creative chaos in ways that feel tense.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Competing philosophies about childhood development create friction in the very moments meant to foster joy and connection.

Your guide for this
Nas
Nas works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Imaginative play — children and adults?”

Peri

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