Cognition and Play
This Podcast is brought to you by the Young Explorers leadership team of Northbrook School District 28.
This Podcast introduces the community to different areas of child development and explains how each area grows while children play. Throughout the course of this year, we will highlight four different areas of development, starting with cognition, and following with subsequent episodes on communication, social-emotional, and motor development. In each episode, you’ll hear about a specific area of development from a Young Explorers specialist, teachers, and even students.
Cognition and Play
YE The Power Of Play: Motor Development
Host Jen Andersen discusses play and its impact on motor development with Lauren Kelliher, physical therapist and Kelly Randall, occupational therapist. We hope this conversation will shed some light on just how deeply movement and physical growth are connected to how young children learn, play, and thrive. Whether it’s climbing, cutting, or simply reaching for a toy, every movement is part of their learning journey.