Anna Yudina, Genius Of Play, (USA) In Conversation with Edx Education

Episode 34- Heather Welch Edx Education will be in conversation with Anna Yudina, Senior Director of Marketing at the Toy Association. Anna is one of the driving forces behind the Genius of Play initiative an award winning program that promotes children, families well just about everyone to play. The Genius of Play movement to raise awareness of play as a crucial part of child development and encourage families to make time for play in their daily lives. The Genius of PlayTM has generated over 18 million engagements and over 2 billion impressions among its target audience. Today we are chatting to Anna about, play based learning, value of play, the Genius of Play initiative and trends in the USA on play. Here are the highlights: {1:37} About The Genius of Play {4:50} Bringing play back to families {8:15} Rediscovering the fun of unstructured play {11:52} Changing play habits during lockdown {15:12} What to look for in a good quality toy {20:02} The trends in 2021-2022 {22:09} Play for adults #edxeducation #geniusofplay #learningthroughplay

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Play, Learn & create with Edx Education. This podcast series discusses play being creative and learning for all children. Join Heather Welch sharing knowledge, information and support on play based learning we will explore the benefits, value, different stages of play and so much more. Play to the untrained eye can look meaningless, however there is a lot more going on than you can see. When children are playing, they are engaged, their imagination is sparked and they are developing confidence and key foundation skills. Play is the way children learn about the world and themselves especially in the early years. We have spoken with many educational experts, founders of charities, award winning author, international presenters, expat parents and so many more. #learningthroughplay #handsonlearning #parents #teachers #family #educationforall