Brummie Mummies

Children don't dissolve in the rain: Why kids need more freedom - with play-worker Adele Cleaver

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Episode notes

What would happen if we just left our kids to their own devices, to maybe get a little bored like we did when we were kids? This week’s guest, Adele Cleaver, is an author, play-worker and mum of two who believes that children should be given space to make their own play.

Her book Children Don’t Dissolve in the Rain is all about encouraging kids to do their own thing and how parents shouldn’t feel the need to overstimulate them. Adele says it’s ok for us, as parents, to just step back and let them get on with it, even if they fail, because this learning will set them in good stead for the future.

Find out all about freedom and play in this episode!

You can find out more about Adele on our Brummie Mummies FB and Instagram pages and on the BirminghamLive website and by visiting her website www.bigblueplay.org/shop. 

The Brummie Mummies podcast is a Laudable production brought to you by Brummie Mummies and Birmingham Live.

Hosted by Zoe Chamberlain

Produced and edited by Matt Millard

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