- Date(s)
- November 24, 2025
- Location
- The Senate Room, Lanyon Building
- Time
- 11:00 - 13:00
- Price
- Free
Parents Play Awareness Taster Session Overview
This relaxed, informal Play Awareness session aims to provide parents with the skills, knowledge and confidence to engage in meaningful play with their children and to understand the many benefits of play in relation to their development. They will also gain practical ideas which they can incorporate into their homes to enhance opportunities for play.
This session aims to help parents:
- Better understand the importance of play for children and young people’s holistic health and wellbeing.
- Explore how play facilitates attachment and builds relationships between children and parents.
- Have a greater understanding of the range of play types and how a variety of play types can be supported within the home environment.
- Explore the role of the adult parent/carer in the play process and how parents can best facilitate play in a way that meets their child’s needs.
- Understand the importance of risk and challenge for the development of resilience, independence and life skills.
- Gain practical play ideas that can be applied within the home.
Facilitators:
Becca Beattie and Danielle Crosbie from Playboard NI
- Department
- Postdoctoral Development Centre
- Audience
- Academics / Researchers
- Venue Information
- Yes
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| Name | Postdoctoral Development Centre |
| pdc@qub.ac.uk | |
| Website | https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/pdc/ |