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Meet 10 of the OGs of Play Science
This is Part 1 in a series on the pioneers of play science. Future pieces will highlight even more of the minds and the work behind play. This list is not meant to be exhaustive or definitive with respect to the many hands that have contrib...
The Most Important Subject Your Child Will Study This Year
The school supply lists are checked off. The backpacks are packed. The alarm clocks are set for the early-morning rush.
As we stand on the start of a new school year, there is a quiet, collective anxiety that settles over parents. We look...
The Play Times - Issue No. 01 - 12 Findings from Q2 2026
Our quarterly publication on all things PLAY
The mattering formula that makes you impossible to replace
This article is by Elaine Chung, NIFPlay board member and Founder/CEO of Beyond the Change, where she helps leaders resolve alignment challenges by drawing on organizational behavior and the neuroscience of play. You can find her on LinkedI...
I Went Looking for the Kid I Used to Be. 90 Days Later, She Answered.
This article is by the National Institute for Play’s Director of Product, Tina Boe. It is her last in the Live Playfully Challenge series. Enjoy.
The most surprising thing 90 days of daily play taught me: the kid I used to be never actual...
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