Fostering Creativity and Confidence in Children Through Dynamic Play with Dr. Judith Peck, September 25, 2023

Sculptor and author Dr. Judith Peck is discussing her book "Dynamic Play and Creative Movement Powering Body and Brain." She explains how dynamic play allows children to use their natural energy, imagination, and need for expression. This builds self-confidence and serenity. Dr. Peck contrasts dynamic play with traditional disciplinarian parenting and talks about incorporating it into formal education. She shares how it develops social skills and helps make discipline joyful. The conversation covers the lifelong impacts of stifled self-expression and poor choice-making. She offers advice for parents unfamiliar with dynamic play to take the plunge for their own and their children's benefit.