Podcast 490: The mental health benefits of unstructured play for young children

<p>Pre-order my new book HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD CLEAN UP THEIR MENTAL MESS here: <a href="https://www.mentallyresilientkids.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.mentallyresilientkids.com/">⁠⁠⁠https://www.mentallyresilientkids.com/⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>+Pre-order before August 8 to get access to bonus content! </p> <p><br></p> <p>SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I talk about how less free, unstructured playtime affects children’s mental health, and what we can do to improve our children’s mental resilience through encouraging free play. This is part of my summer series on brain-building activities you can do with your children to help them build up their mental resilience and manage their mental health while having fun.<br></p> <p>Read the blog here: <a href="https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/the-myth-of-normal-with-dr-gabor-mate">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/can-we-be-too-self-aware">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/small-but-meaningful-daily-choices-to-make-yourself-happier-healthier">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/why-eating-takeout-enjoying-dessert-is-good-for-your-mental-health">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/4-tips-to-raise-empathic-children">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/what-we-can-do-in-the-present-to-heal-our-past-protect-our-future-with-presidential-candidate-marianne-williamson">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/how-letter-writing-can-make-your-child-more-mentally-resilient">⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/how-to-manage-move-past-unhealthy-family-relationships">⁠</a><a href="https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/the-mental-health-benefits-of-unstructured-play-for-young-children">https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/the-mental-health-benefits-of-unstructured-play-for-young-children</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Sign up to Patreon to get access to full AD-FREE episodes, exclusive downloads, live Q&amp;As, and more: https://www.patreon.com/drcarolineleaf</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>OFFERS F