In this week's Brainstorm podcast, we look at the benefits of risky play, the wonders of childhood imagination and how not to design playgrounds
Ella McSweeney talks to David Gaul (TU Dublin and Irish Research Council), Christina Duff (DCU) and Jenny Kavanagh (DCU and Irish Research Council) about the serious business of play.
This episode was produced by Ciaran O'Byrne and research is by Louise Denvir.
Have you ever given a child a toy only to find they prefered playing with the box? There could be a reason for that, as @ChristinaCDuff @DublinCityUni explains. Find out more on @RTEBrainstorm radio show tonight 10pm @RTERadio1 pic.twitter.com/Yl9zUBUaSz
— RTÉ Brainstorm (@RTEBrainstorm) July 25, 2019
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A RTÉ Brainstorm video on why risky play like running, cycling and rolling down hills is good for a child's development
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