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The Positive Relationships of Playfulness With Indicators of Health, Activity, and Physical Fitness

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Giorgio Bertini

Adult playfulness is a personality trait that enables people to frame or reframe everyday situations in such a way that they experience them as entertaining, intellectually stimulating, or personally interesting. Earlier research supports the notion that playfulness is associated with … Continue reading →

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Children: The Play deficit

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Giorgio Bertini

When I was a child in the 1950s, my friends and I had two educations. We had school (which was not the big deal it is today), and we also had what I call a hunter-gather education. We played in … Continue reading →

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The Power of Play

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Giorgio Bertini

Play is learning. As Vygotsky noted, it “contains all developmental tendencies in a condensed form and is itself a major source of development.” Virtually every child, the world over, plays. The drive to play is so intense that children will … Continue reading →

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A Playful Path

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Giorgio Bertini

Playfulness isn’t an achievement, it’s a gift. And that gift comes to those who choose to receive it. Even though I rigorously claim that “playful path is the shortest road to happiness,” it often happens that we don’t choose to … Continue reading →

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Free to Learn

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Giorgio Bertini

Why unleashing the Instinct to Play will make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life Our children spend their days being passively instructed and made to sit still and take tests—often against their will. We call this … Continue reading →

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Play, Playfulness, Creativity and Innovation

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Giorgio Bertini

What role does playful behaviour and playful thought take in animal and human development? How does play relate to creativity and, in turn, to innovation? Unravelling the different meanings of ‘play’, this book focuses on non-aggressive playful play. The authors … Continue reading →