Monday, July 15, 2002
Original Play Center
Original Play offers programs that validate play between children and adults. It is sad that we need such validation, but wonderful to know that there is an organization that is able to respond to that need. Here is an explanation from their website:
Original Play is a gift from creation that connects all of life. It conveys the message that "You are loveable and that there is nothing to fear." Original Play promotes a sense of belonging, which is the most powerful alternative to human fear and contest behavior. Original Play is manifested by a sequenced pattern of touch, which allows you to lovingly respond to aggression and violence while maintaining self-esteem and not diminishing the esteem of the other person. O. Fred Donaldson, Ph.D., who has been studying play with children, adults and animals for nearly three decades, coined the term "Original Play."
Mission & Objectives:
To substitute play for contest in human relationships; to influence and change patterns of interaction from aggression, anger and violence to kindness, caring and affection.
To prepare adults and adolescents to function effectively as playmates for children.
To educate the public through workshops, training and courses on the importance of play in the lives of children and adults.
To create self-perpetuating playmate programs in education, business, child-care and health-care facilities.
For more information and validation, see their FAQs page.
Original Play is a gift from creation that connects all of life. It conveys the message that "You are loveable and that there is nothing to fear." Original Play promotes a sense of belonging, which is the most powerful alternative to human fear and contest behavior. Original Play is manifested by a sequenced pattern of touch, which allows you to lovingly respond to aggression and violence while maintaining self-esteem and not diminishing the esteem of the other person. O. Fred Donaldson, Ph.D., who has been studying play with children, adults and animals for nearly three decades, coined the term "Original Play."
Mission & Objectives:
To substitute play for contest in human relationships; to influence and change patterns of interaction from aggression, anger and violence to kindness, caring and affection.
To prepare adults and adolescents to function effectively as playmates for children.
To educate the public through workshops, training and courses on the importance of play in the lives of children and adults.
To create self-perpetuating playmate programs in education, business, child-care and health-care facilities.
For more information and validation, see their FAQs page.
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