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Why  Rough and Tumble Play is Really a Good Thing

Why Rough and Tumble Play is Really a Good Thing

FromK-12 Greatest Hits: Your shortcut to what works in education


Why Rough and Tumble Play is Really a Good Thing

FromK-12 Greatest Hits: Your shortcut to what works in education

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Dec 14, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

While many teachers, schools and parents discourage rough housing, the data suggests that rough and tumble play is actually very good. Among the many unrecognized benefits is the intimacy and need for touch that it provides young boys. Thomas Reed makes a compelling case for not only encouraging rough and tumble play but for joining in frolic.
Released:
Dec 14, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

BAM Radio has compiled the most popular segments, hosted by the Executive Directors of the nation's 14 leading education associations including ; the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the National Parent Teachers Association ( PTA), the National Head Start Association (NHSA), The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO), the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), the National Association of Child Care Professionals (NACCP), the National Afterschool Association (NAA), the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) and more.. .