Love What You Play

Peter Gray, Ph.D., research professor at Boston College, is author of Free to Learn (Basic Books) and Psychology (Worth Publishers, a college textbook now in its 8th edition). He has conducted and published research in comparative, evolutionary, developmental, and educational psychology. He did his undergraduate study at Columbia University and earned a Ph.D. in biological sciences at Rockefeller University. His current research and writing focuses primarily on children's natural ways of learning and the lifelong value of play. His own play includes not only his research and writing, but also long-distance bicycling, kayaking, backwoods skiing, and vegetable gardening. Table of Contents 0:00 - Intro 2:53 - Growing up 10:54 - What led you to being interested in free play? 23:30 - How rapidly has children’s play declined recently? 32:36 - Work with Lenore Skenazy 33:59 - Where is the happy medium of play with regards to safety? 38:20 - Discussion of the ideas and work of Dr. Michael Hynes, a