Play is Work

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Quick Tips

• Recognize a child’s job is to play.

• Encourage play.

• Reward learning through play.

Hear Your Partner

Work or play? For kids, it’s not one or the other: play is work. A kid’s job is to play and learn, and when they’re doing a good job playing, make sure to give them the same pat on the back you would receive at your job.