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	<title>CreativePlay Plus: Ideas in Play and Child Development</title>
	
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		<title>Guidelines for Choosing Books for Children Ages 2-4</title>
		<link>http://creativeplayplus.com/2009/01/109guidelines-for-choosing-books-for-children-ages-2-to-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Creative Play Muse</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Kessler offered a number of helpful ideas for parents to consider when picking out children&#8217;s books for young children ages 2 to 4:

Consider vocabulary—It&#8217;s also important to look at the language used in the book. Children crave learning and understanding new words and ideas. Books that can expose children to new words can help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The power of playing boardgames</title>
		<link>http://creativeplayplus.com/2008/12/the-power-of-playing-boardgames/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Creative Play Muse</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Boardgames don&#8217;t have to be battefields (as the title of this article suggests):
What is it about these games that makes us behave so differently, that can provoke and push us within minutes of taking part? Jill Bellinson, a psychotherapist and the author of Children&#8217;s Use of Boardgames in Psychotherapy, believes that it is the structure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tired of reading the same bedtime book?</title>
		<link>http://creativeplayplus.com/2008/12/tired-of-reading-the-same-bedtime-book/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Creative Play Muse</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Children love repetition and often they want to read the same books over and over again. If children want to read the same book night after night, let them!  Dr. Kessler stresses that parents or caregivers should not feel pressured to move kids quickly on to something new. Reading the same books each night may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When reading, stop to look at the pictures</title>
		<link>http://creativeplayplus.com/2008/12/look-at-the-pictures-when-reading-to-your-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Christian</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[When reading to infants and toddlers do you find yourself describing the pictures your child points to? If so, that&#8217;s great! Dr. Kessler, emphasized when reading to young children, it is important to spend time looking carefully at the pictures and describing what you see. This helps infants and young children to connect the pictures [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Case Western Reserve University, Children’s Museum of Cleveland partner to make parent better players</title>
		<link>http://creativeplayplus.com/2008/12/case-western-reserve-university-childrens-museum-of-cleveland-partner-to-make-parent-better-players/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Creative Play Muse</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Researches from CWRU who contribute valuable research to both this blog and the body of knowledge on creative play and child development are working on:
Preschool visitors between the ages of 4 and 6 to the Children&#8217;s Museum of Cleveland (CMC) will be invited to participate in a new study from the department of psychology at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wonderplay Conference Recap</title>
		<link>http://creativeplayplus.com/2008/12/the-importance-of-play-creative-thinking-92nd-st-y-conf/</link>
		<comments>http://creativeplayplus.com/2008/12/the-importance-of-play-creative-thinking-92nd-st-y-conf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Christian</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Child Development]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://creativeplayplus.com/?p=102</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There has been a lot of buzz following this year’s  92nd Street Y Wonderplay Early Childhood Conference which focused on “The Importance of Play, Imagination  and Creative Thinking.” Recess was the hot topic discussed at the conference and how this crucial part of the school day has been greatly reduced and sometimes eliminated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Benefits of Coloring</title>
		<link>http://creativeplayplus.com/2008/12/the-benefits-of-coloring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Creative Play Muse</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Trish has a great post up at Preschool Playbook on the Benefits of Coloring:
&#8220;[C]oloring is fun for children, and it does allow them to be creative. As children develop, we also see development in their coloring. Young colorers will color broadly over the illustration. As the children develop their skills, their movements will become smaller [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Read to your Kids Twenty Minutes A Day</title>
		<link>http://creativeplayplus.com/2008/12/read-to-your-children-twenty-minutes-a-day/</link>
		<comments>http://creativeplayplus.com/2008/12/read-to-your-children-twenty-minutes-a-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Christian</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[All Ages]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing our conversation with Dr. Kessler, she suggests reading for about twenty-minutes. This, she says, will help to establish a routine that children can anticipate and look forward too. For example, many children look forward to reading a book before bed. Reading can become a soothing activity to help comfort and calm children so they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking for a holiday gift that will encourage Creative Play?</title>
		<link>http://creativeplayplus.com/2008/11/holiday-gift-ideas-for-encouraging-creative-play/</link>
		<comments>http://creativeplayplus.com/2008/11/holiday-gift-ideas-for-encouraging-creative-play/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Christian</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://creativeplayplus.com/?p=99</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While working with families to help them improve their play skills, I&#8217;ve come across many parents who want to know what toys they ought to have available at home for their children. The easy answer is anything you would want to play with and think was fun. But there are some things to consider to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reading Aloud</title>
		<link>http://creativeplayplus.com/2008/11/reading-aloud/</link>
		<comments>http://creativeplayplus.com/2008/11/reading-aloud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Christian</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[All Ages]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://creativeplayplus.com/?p=98</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently had the opportunity to meet with Dr. Jane Kessler, a child psychologist and professor emeritus at Case Western Reserve  University. Since retiring, Dr. Kessler has owned and operated Appletree Bookstore in Cleveland Heights, Ohio and along the way has become an expert in children’s books. Over the next few weeks we would [...]]]></description>
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