All Episodes

S2 EP 16: Social Play - Why Stepping Back Helps Your Child Grow

S2 EP 15:Bedtime Battles And How Play Can Help

S2 EP 14:Making Transitions Easier (Using Play)

S2 EP 13:Living with Screens

S2 EP 12:Technology, Play & the Developing Brain

S2 EP 11:Letting Go of the Lesson Plan - Play, Purpose & Parental Leave

S2 EP 10:When Helping Is Actually Play

S2 EP 9:When Play Feels Hard

S2 EP 8:Toys - Are We Being Sold a Lie?

S2 EP 7:Favoured Parent Phase - Using Play to Support Connection

S2 EP 6: When Play and Learning Stop Competing

S2 EP 5:Do Less. Play More (5 Play Experiments That Actually Work)

S2 E 4:Risky Play - When Fear Becomes Policy

S2 EP 3: Avoiding After School Meltdowns - Using Play to Reset

S2 EP 2:The Busy Trap - How Over Scheduling Steals Play and Rest

S2 EP 1:Where Did Free Play Go?

EP 20:Protect Play - Season 1 Finale

EP 19:Play as Family Connection

EP 18:Adults Need Play Too!

EP 17: Play Outdoors - Why Nature Matters for Play

EP 16: Play That Grows With Them - What Play Looks Like at Different Ages

EP 15:When Adults Swoop - Letting Kids Learn Through Conflict in Play

EP 14:Multi-Age Play - Lessons Between the Ages

EP 13:Power of Sibling Play

EP 12:Playful Homes, Playful Classrooms - Creating Spaces Where Play Thrives

EP 11:Loose Parts - Big Imaginations

EP 10:Trusting Play - Even When It Doesn’t Look Like Learning

BONUS EP:Rough and Tumble Play - Chaos with a Purpose

EP 9:Forget the worksheets - try play!

EP 8:Messy Play - Why the mess is worth it

EP 7:Child-Led Play: Following Their Lead

BONUS EP:Independent Play - Why It Matters (and How to Nurture It)

EP 6:Free Play is Powerful

EP 5:More Play In Your Busy Day

EP 4:Helicopter Parenting: How to Land Without Letting Go

EP 3:Parent Fears & Risky Play: Learning to Let Go

EP 2:Risky Play: Why Kids Need It (and How to Support It Safely)

EP 1:Play Isn’t Just Fun - It’s Fundamental

Trailer - Play Happens Podcast