Periagoge
Scenario

When parents worry that imaginative play isn't productive enough

I love playing pretend restaurant with my daughter but I feel guilty that we're not doing something more educational instead.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Cultural pressure to optimize children's development can undermine trust in the inherent value of unstructured creative play.

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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