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An exploration of parent perceptions of a take-home loose parts play kit intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic
The restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic affected the regular routines of Canadians, including access to play and physical activity opportunities, while limiting social connections. In response to this, a recreation centre created take-home play kits that contained loose part...
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2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10564120/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37816011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292720 |
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author | Naish, Calli Doyle-Baker, Patricia K. Ingstrup, Meghan S. McCormack, Gavin R. |
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description | The restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic affected the regular routines of Canadians, including access to play and physical activity opportunities, while limiting social connections. In response to this, a recreation centre created take-home play kits that contained loose parts with the aim of facilitating unstructured play. Between August 2021 and January 2022, ten parents participated in semi-structured interviews via telephone or videoconferencing platforms that captured their experiences of the take-home play kits. Using Thematic Analysis, we identified themes and subthemes reflecting parent perceptions and experiences of the take-home play kit. Three themes emerged: (1 A forced renaissance of play; (2) Bringing unstructured play home, and; (3) Parenting is child’s play. Parents shared how the pandemic resulted in decreased physical activity and social opportunities for their children. The parents described how the take-home play kits supported unstructured play as well as their perspectives on the importance of unstructured play. Parents in our study suggested that a take-home loose parts play kit could be a useful resource to help engage children in unstructured play in both indoor and outdoor environments. |
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spelling | pubmed-105641202023-10-11 An exploration of parent perceptions of a take-home loose parts play kit intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic Naish, Calli Doyle-Baker, Patricia K. Ingstrup, Meghan S. McCormack, Gavin R. PLoS One Research Article The restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic affected the regular routines of Canadians, including access to play and physical activity opportunities, while limiting social connections. In response to this, a recreation centre created take-home play kits that contained loose parts with the aim of facilitating unstructured play. Between August 2021 and January 2022, ten parents participated in semi-structured interviews via telephone or videoconferencing platforms that captured their experiences of the take-home play kits. Using Thematic Analysis, we identified themes and subthemes reflecting parent perceptions and experiences of the take-home play kit. Three themes emerged: (1 A forced renaissance of play; (2) Bringing unstructured play home, and; (3) Parenting is child’s play. Parents shared how the pandemic resulted in decreased physical activity and social opportunities for their children. The parents described how the take-home play kits supported unstructured play as well as their perspectives on the importance of unstructured play. Parents in our study suggested that a take-home loose parts play kit could be a useful resource to help engage children in unstructured play in both indoor and outdoor environments. Public Library of Science 2023-10-10 /pmc/articles/PMC10564120/ /pubmed/37816011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292720 Text en © 2023 Naish et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Naish, Calli Doyle-Baker, Patricia K. Ingstrup, Meghan S. McCormack, Gavin R. An exploration of parent perceptions of a take-home loose parts play kit intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title | An exploration of parent perceptions of a take-home loose parts play kit intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_full | An exploration of parent perceptions of a take-home loose parts play kit intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_fullStr | An exploration of parent perceptions of a take-home loose parts play kit intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_full_unstemmed | An exploration of parent perceptions of a take-home loose parts play kit intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_short | An exploration of parent perceptions of a take-home loose parts play kit intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_sort | exploration of parent perceptions of a take-home loose parts play kit intervention during the covid-19 pandemic |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10564120/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37816011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292720 |
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