Archive - Play Makes Us Human

Register Here for Online Meeting, April 25

This will be an "Ask Me Anything" meeting.

17 hrs ago • Peter Gray

#110. “Extended Childhood Disorder”: An Alternative Way of Understanding Teen Suffering

The problem is not in teens, but in the social constraints on teens.

Apr 18 • Peter Gray

#109 Audio. School Refusal: Crime, Psychopathology, or Human Right?

How we view school refusal depends on our beliefs about children and human rights.

Apr 8

#109. School Refusal: Crime, Psychopathology, or Human Right?

How we view school refusal depends on our beliefs about children and human rights.

Apr 8 • Peter Gray

March 2026

#108. One Man's Choice of an Unconventional Life

Blake Boles describes here his life of high freedom, low income, and deep purpose.

Mar 30 • Peter Gray

#107. Vegetable Gardening as a Key to Health and Happiness

Gardening is one of my favorite ways to play; and it produces food.

Mar 25 • Peter Gray

#106. Babies’ Earliest Play: Smiling, Laughing, Clowning

Mother Nature, to protect our species, endowed babies with the capacity to charm us.

Mar 17 • Peter Gray

Register Here for Online Meeting, March 24

We will experiment at this meeting with "Ask Me Anything."

Mar 14 • Peter Gray

#105. A Playful Path, and De Koven's Advice for Getting Back on It

As the great Oaqui says: "A playful path is the shortest route to happiness."

Mar 7 • Peter Gray

February 2026

#104. They Dream of School, and None of the Dreams Are Good

In this survey, 128 adults described their recurring dreams of being in school.

Feb 27 • Peter Gray

Ep. 40 WMTP: Peter Gray on Play, Parenting, and What’s Next for Childhood

A recording from Peter Gray and Lauren Hall's live video

Feb 22 • Peter Gray, Lauren Hall, and Lura Forcum

1:04:26

#103. Are Schools Destroying the Joy of Reading?

Federally mandated school changes may underlie the decline of reading interest and ability.

Feb 14

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