Published: familyfrieldlyhq.ie
Author: Dr. Malie Coyne

You may not realise it but your child is your biggest fan. They adore you, they look up to you, and what they wouldn’t do to spend some quality time with you! Because “toys are children’s words and play is their language”, it makes total sense that kids are most likely to respond to us as parents if we speak to them in their language, which is play.

Published: rollercoaster.ie
Author: Dr. Malie Coyne

Being a child prepares you to become an adult with all life’s joys and challenges, and what better way to learn as a child than to be given the chance to play freely? One of my best memories of being a child was of running around the fields outside our house in Cork with my siblings in tow, the real excitement at finding new treasure troves, making up games, and the palpable fear we felt, like when we had to climb a high fence or run away from a scary bull!