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Earlier this year, I shared a post about play. A lot of people told me that the thoughts in it really impacted them.

How often do you truly play?

You know — get out there and have some good old fashioned fun.

Think about it.

For example. . . when is the last time you were on a swing?

Stop. Think. Close your eyes. Imagine.

Let your mind play for a while.

Can you feel it? The back and fourth. The up and down. The breeze against your face. The sky touching your toes. The excitement of getting a little bit higher with every additional swing. This moment you are thinking about — this is the stuff of wonder. And joy. This is what makes the little kid in us re-emerge. It’s what keeps us curious and engaged. All of it.

Since the post seemed to get a lot of people thinking, I thought I would take it a step further and make a little video as well. The results are below:

You can also find this video on YouTube if you would like to share it.

Families come in all shapes and sizes. Some families have lots of extended family members. Some have few. Yet — understand this — extended family matters. They matter when they are part of a child’s life. And they matter when they are far away too.

Find ways to embrace the extended family in the early learning and care program you work in.

Welcome them into your program.

Encourage them to be part of things.

Support families to maintain relationships with extended family members who are far away.

And — for the families that truly have no extended family members — think about what they might be feeling or missing.

Help them find ways to build relationships and a strong support network.

All families matter. And extended families are a valuable asset — to children, to their parents — and — as part of early learning and care programs.

Play is for everyone: video

Extended Family Matters