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Family Rituals Series
- Dusting Off the Family Table
- Win Bedtime Battles with Routines and Rituals
- Protecting Play Time in Your Catholic Home (this show)
- Make Discipline Easy with Routines & Rituals
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We’re continuing our rituals and routines series today by focusing on play! This is one of my favorite topics.
Play is the engine of emotional, social, and spiritual growth in our kids. Play is also one of the most powerful, effective ways to nourish the roots of attachment in our kids and protect our connection with them. We can also use routines and rituals to ensure we set aside time for play in our homes.
In this podcast:
- What counts as play?
- Why do kids need to play?
- Tips for playing with your kids, including family playdates and having a playful spirit even while working together.
- Tips for creating invitations for your child’s solitary play.
Resources
Discipleship Parenting: Planting the Seeds of Faith (Kim Cameron-Smith). See especially chapter 3 on play.
Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul (Stuart Brown)
Rest, Play, Grow (Deborah MacNamara)
The Complete Guide to Godly Play (Jerome W. Berryman). Volumes for each liturgical season.