Letters about the roles of play in human evolution, child development, culture, and daily living
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#129. Mattering: It’s Not the Same as Achieving
Dear friends,
I recently met John R. Miles, when he graciously invited me to be a guest on his Passion Struck Podcast, which ranks as the #1 Health and Wellness podcast on Apple. John and I have evolved as adults via very different routes,...
#128. Introduction to My New Book, Restoring Childhood
Dear friends,
I open Restoring Childhood with the following:
A New Kind of Silent Spring
In Silent Spring, the now classic book published in 1962, Rachel Carson wrote of the bleak prospect of a world without the sounds and...
#127. How the Leash Chokes the Spirit
Dear friends,
I’m sharing here an excerpt from my recently published book, Restoring Childhood: How to Set Kids Free in the Age of Anxiety. The excerpt consists of the title and first few paragraphs of Chapter 3. Here goes:
Chapter 3...
AI Summary of September 19, 2026, Online “Ask Me Anything” Meeting for Paid Subscribers
Dear friends,
Thanks to Tony Christopher for getting this AI summary made.
I have until now been posting summaries or recordings of our Zoom meetings for paid subscribers only to paid subscribers. As an experiment, I am with this letter m...
More Publicity for Restoring Childhood
Dear friends,
I’ll get back soon to preparing original research-based essays for Play Makes Us Human, but the flurry of activity related to the publication of Restoring Childhood: How to Set Kids Free in the Age of Anxiety is occupying muc...
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Boston College research professor Peter Gray specializes in the nature and value of play. You can learn about his work and find some of his talks, books, and academic articles at petergray.org.
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