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Episode 30 - Heather Welch, Edx Education in conversation with Dr Amanda Gummer
Dr Amanda Gummer, Author, Research psychologist specialising in child development, Entrepreneur, Founder of 3 organisations:
Helping the world be more playful!
Today we are chatting to Dr Amanda Gummer Good Play Guide, Importance of play and toys for early years development , Safety and Trends in Toys for 2021-22.
Here are the highlights for the episode:
{2:42} Amanda's inspiration for the good play guide
{5:33} Parental pressure when it comes to play
{9:50} Where to find the Play Pyramid Framework
{12:39} The impact of the pandemic on children
{15:23} How to find good quality toys
{22:22} Gender-neutral toys
{24:49} Toy trends for 2021/2022
{27:07} Amanda's favourite game
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