This is a recording of the virtual training I did! When you purchase, you will get an email with all of the links (training, PD certificate and a few surprises too)
Kids build weapons out of sticks.
Kids smash blocks like they’re tiny demolition crews.
Kids play “funeral” for the doll that didn’t make it.
And adults? 😬 we freeze, we redirect, we whisper “is this okay???”
Y'all... those weird, wild, slightly-unsettling moments of play are actually ESSENTIAL. They’re how kids process risk, power, mortality, destruction (all the stuff we usually keep locked up tight).
This 2-hour pre-recorded training is your permission slip to get curious (instead of panicky) about the big 5:
✨ Risky play (the climbing, the falling, the trying again)
✨ Weapon play (the endless stick-sword debates)
✨ Rough & tumble play (all the tackling + play that feels like chaosssss)
✨ Death & dying play (yep, the pretend funerals)
✨ Violent & destructive play (crash it, smash it, rebuild it)
You will learn why each of the Big 5 are developmentally appropriate AND essential in childhood + get ways to support each type of play even if you need a few boundaries in place (ex. public school = no weapon play = what to do instead!)
You’ll get:
✅ A shiny 2-hour PD certificate (hello, professional credit 👋)
✅ The link to the pre-recorded training
✅ A whole new lens for seeing kids’ “scary” play as necessary, not naughty
✅ a bonus training about weapon play
✅ a tactical toolkit with 10 research receipts, 5 wall prints for your classroom, 5 info sheets for families or other stakeholders about the importance of each type of play and my risk benefit/assessment form
Cheers to Play!