{"id":2754,"date":"2021-08-24T08:38:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T12:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/2021\/08\/24\/playworks-founder-jill-vialet-publishes-why-play-works\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T12:20:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T17:20:40","slug":"playworks-founder-jill-vialet-publishes-why-play-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/2021\/08\/24\/playworks-founder-jill-vialet-publishes-why-play-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Playworks Founder Jill Vialet Publishes \u2018Why Play Works\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 40%; float: left;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?asin=B09DRP997D&amp;preview=inline&amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_WB5HZE93YY2AAWYSJ0D6\" width=\"336\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"width: 60%; float: right;\">Play brings out the best in every kid.<\/h2>\n<p>Over the course of 25 years since Jill Vialet founded Playworks, she and her colleagues, as well as researchers and play experts, have demonstrated precisely how and why play works to help kids learn and grow in the most positive and healthy ways.<\/p>\n<p>Jill gathered stories\u00a0from people who have worked with Playworks to identify the <b>20 small steps that lead to big change<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>In her new book <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WUYB_ASItlw\">Why Play Works<\/a>,<\/i> you&#8217;ll hear their stories, understand the changes made through play, and learn what you need to know to create a similar impact.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a class=\"button button--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B09DRP997D\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=whyplayworks2-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B09DRP997D&amp;linkId=6a06eaf67afa7abfaa77e6a7a92085ff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ORDER YOUR COPY ON AMAZON<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a class=\"button button--secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/why-play-works-big-changes-start-small\/9781119774549?aid=55946&amp;listref=why-play-work-big-changes-start-small\">Order your copy on Bookshop.org<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"hr--plain\" \/>\n<h6>Interested in having Jill attend your employee engagement event?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2755\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/09\/jill-circle-150x150.png\" alt=\"Jill Vialet headshot\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/09\/jill-circle-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/09\/jill-circle-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/09\/jill-circle-333x333.png 333w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/09\/jill-circle-295x295.png 295w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/new-york-new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/09\/jill-circle.png 437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/h6>\n<p>Jill will be participating in remote and in-person events, facilitating discussions and leading play-based activities.\u00a0 <strong><a class=\"u-arrow\" href=\"mailto: info@playworks.org\">Contact us<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WUYB_ASItlw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play brings out the best in every kid. 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