{"product_id":"the-sacred-urge-to-play","title":"The Sacred Urge To Play","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #626262; font-size: large;\"\u003eUnfolding your child's intelligence, imagination, creativity and joy for life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #248d6c; font-size: medium;\"\u003eA guide book to play for parents and teachers of young children from 0-7\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"\u003eWithin the pages of this book you’ll find all you need to make play central\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"\u003e in the lives of your own children and\/or in the lives of the children you teach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeuroscientists have isolated three pivotal factors for “a complex brain to create itself” during the first seven years of life. The first factor is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #248d6c;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eemotional nurture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"\u003e, that warm, empathetic relationship that grows into trust in human beings. Along with emotional nurture goes \u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003econversation\u003c\/span\u003e; the child and adult enjoy each other’s company, they enjoy talking together. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #248d6c;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eThe third factor is play and lots of it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"\u003eliving and learning that happen through play offers each child their best chance for health, happiness, and success in education and living - both now and in the future. There is no hurry for ‘school’ learning. Study after study shows that leaving formal cognitively-based learning until after the brain has laid down the foundations required for abstract learning gives our children a ‘head’ start.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eSoft cover, 192 pages, 210mm X 163mm. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pennie Brownlee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45987709517997,"sku":"PBROWN SUTP","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0520\/3102\/9421\/files\/sacredurgetoplay.png?v=1778204259","url":"https:\/\/www.momstore.co.nz\/products\/the-sacred-urge-to-play","provider":"Mom Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}