“We don’t lose the need for novelty and pleasure as we grow up,” Scott G. Eberle, Ph.D., vice president for play studies at The Strong and editor of the American Journal of Play. From recess bells in schools to lunch breaks at workplaces, the duration of ‘playtime’ has always been distinguished from work in most […]

Play builds the kind of try-it-out, do-it-yourself character that our future needs.” ~ James L. Hymes, Jr. “Count the number of apples in this worksheet,” Mumma instructed Tisha, who was just three. While Tisha enjoyed counting, she wouldn’t sit still like most children her age. “Tisha, you’re excellent at catching the ball. Let’s count how […]