Neuroscience proves play isn’t just for kids. The National Institute for Play shares why embracing play as adults is essential for health, resilience, and joy

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Play is at the heart of good health. We often overlook the value of play in adulthood – burdened by life’s pressures and worries that adult playtime might be considered a little “childish”.

Life is better when we play. We embrace joy, spark imagination, and connect with the world around us. As children, play is an essential part of our development.

Play comes naturally to children. As kids, we joke, we laugh, we create new games with our peers – and that’s fundamental to our development. But somewhere along the way...

Remember the sensation of playing make-believe as a child? As kids, games offered us the unshakable belief we could be anyone or anything we imagined. In his research,

How do children make friends? As adults, we’re taught connections are created in our social lives – through the dinner parties and work drinks, as well as more emotional moments of support and love.