Prescription for Play

 ”In order to succeed in the real world, you have to be

able to fail.” ~  Dr. Ken Ginsburg

51% Anticipation, 49% Trepidation

For several years now, I have been speaking and writing on just this topic. On Super Kids. On education reform. On the importance of play and time in nature. On the need to fail. On the need for parents to relax and let kids be kids. In fact, it’s why I started this blog — to create a place to talk about restoring childhood and saving ourselves in the process.

I am so excited to share this video with you. How powerful is the need for play and the need for parents to step back and help redefine success in a way that is not measured by test scores and achievements, but by happiness and resiliency? Let’s have a few voices from the medical field chime in.

We are raising a generation at risk and as a society we must change our course. It’s really that simple. Please watch the video below and share it with people you know. If you are a parent, step back and take a critical look at the childhood your kids are having.

The video features Dr. Ken Ginsburg, pediatrician at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and author of Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Kids Roots and Wings, and Dr. Marilyn Benoit, Chief Clinical Officer at Devereux Behavioral Health and former president of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

I would love to know your thoughts on the video.

See ya outside! ~ The Grass Stain Guru

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  1. Bethe Almeras
    July 14, 2011 at 11:35 AM | Reply

    NEW post @ The Grass Stain Guru: Prescription for Play http://bit.ly/oKt79m #playoutdoors

  2. Lynn Hasselberger
    July 14, 2011 at 12:35 PM | Reply

    Every parent should be required to watch this video! Success = compassion, kindness…. Thanks for sharing this, Bethe!

  3. R Scott Wiley
    July 14, 2011 at 1:57 PM | Reply

    RT @balmeras: NEW post @ The Grass Stain Guru: Prescription for Play http://bit.ly/oKt79m #playoutdoors // Some great stuff!

  4. Bethe Almeras
    July 14, 2011 at 2:11 PM | Reply

    ”In order to succeed in the real world, you have to be
    able to fail.” ~ Dr. Ken Ginsburg Prescription for Play – http://goo.gl/deY7B

  5. Mike Lieberman
    July 14, 2011 at 2:14 PM | Reply

    RT @balmeras: ”In order to succeed in the real world, you have to be
    able to fail.” ~ Dr. Ken Ginsburg – http://goo.gl/deY7B

  6. John Huntley
    July 14, 2011 at 2:15 PM | Reply

    RT @balmeras: ”In order to succeed in the real world, you have to be
    able to fail.” ~ Dr. Ken Ginsburg – http://goo.gl/deY7B

  7. Grace & Tater's Dad
    July 14, 2011 at 2:21 PM | Reply

    ”In order to succeed in the real world, you have to be
    able to fail.” ~ Dr. Ken Ginsburg Prescription for Play – http://goo.gl/deY7B

  8. HeadStartBodyStart
    July 14, 2011 at 2:22 PM | Reply

    Prescription for Play http://bit.ly/pErCP7 Powerful video from medical experts. #pareting #kids #edu #ece

  9. POLARN O. PYRET USA
    July 14, 2011 at 2:25 PM | Reply

    We LOVE this!! RT @HSBS_Play: Prescription for Play http://bit.ly/pErCP7 Powerful video from medical experts. #pareting #kids #edu #ece

  11. LaMamaNaturale
    July 14, 2011 at 2:46 PM | Reply

    great post/vid msg!! RT @balmeras NEW post @ The Grass Stain Guru: Prescription for Play http://t.co/UCBhtsf #playoutdoors

  12. Bethe Almeras
    July 14, 2011 at 3:39 PM | Reply

    great post/vid msg!! RT @balmeras NEW post @ The Grass Stain Guru: Prescription for Play http://t.co/UCBhtsf #playoutdoors

  13. Sue Adair
    July 14, 2011 at 3:49 PM | Reply

    Great video! RT @hsbs_play: Prescription for Play http://bit.ly/pErCP7 Powerful video from medical experts. #pareting #kids #edu #ece

  14. Lynn Hasselberger
    July 14, 2011 at 4:03 PM | Reply

    LUV this! RT @LaMamaNaturale: great post/vid msg! RT @balmeras The Grass Stain Guru: Prescription for Play http://t.co/UCBhtsf #playoutdoors

  15. Capybara
    July 14, 2011 at 4:05 PM | Reply

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  16. Chris Field
    July 14, 2011 at 4:19 PM | Reply

    RT @hsbs_play: Prescription for Play http://bit.ly/pErCP7 Powerful video from medical experts. #pareting #kids #edu #ece

  17. Chris Field
    July 14, 2011 at 4:19 PM | Reply

    RT @hsbs_play: Prescription for Play http://bit.ly/pErCP7 Powerful video from medical experts. #pareting #kids #edu #ece

  18. myEARTH360.com
    July 14, 2011 at 4:25 PM | Reply

    Love it! RT @lamamanaturale: great post/vid msg! RT @balmeras: The Grass Stain Guru: Prescription for Play http://t.co/UCBhtsf #playoutdoors

  20. Playworks
    July 14, 2011 at 5:32 PM | Reply

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  25. Jessie Hersher
    July 14, 2011 at 7:22 PM | Reply

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  26. Glenn Fay
    July 14, 2011 at 8:36 PM | Reply

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  28. Bethe Almeras
    July 14, 2011 at 8:51 PM | Reply

    Peeps: Please watch this video & share it with others, especially parents & educators. Prescription for Play http://bit.ly/pErCP7

  29. Claire Murgatroyd
    July 14, 2011 at 9:13 PM | Reply

    Peeps: Please watch this video & share it with others, especially parents & educators. Prescription for Play http://bit.ly/pErCP7

  30. pennywilson
    July 14, 2011 at 10:33 PM | Reply

    ”In order to succeed in the real world, you have to be
    able to fail.” ~ Dr. Ken Ginsburg Prescription for Play – http://goo.gl/deY7B

  31. CathPrisk
    July 14, 2011 at 10:47 PM | Reply

    ”In order to succeed in the real world, you have to be
    able to fail.” ~ Dr. Ken Ginsburg Prescription for Play – http://goo.gl/deY7B

  32. Mary Airy
    July 14, 2011 at 11:17 PM | Reply

    Prescription for Play http://bit.ly/pErCP7 Powerful video from medical experts. #pareting #kids #edu #ece

  33. Gill Connell
    July 14, 2011 at 11:43 PM | Reply

    BEAUTIFUL! > RT "…redefine success not measured by test scores, but by happiness & resiliency" @balmeras http://bit.ly/pErCP7 #parents

  34. Bethe Almeras
    July 15, 2011 at 2:37 AM | Reply

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  35. Bethe Almeras
    July 15, 2011 at 2:41 AM | Reply

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  36. CuteMonster
    July 15, 2011 at 2:41 AM | Reply

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  38. Alex Smith
    July 15, 2011 at 2:56 AM | Reply

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  41. Daniela O'Neill
    July 15, 2011 at 1:00 PM | Reply

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  42. Quality Classrooms
    July 15, 2011 at 1:15 PM | Reply

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  44. Regarding Baby
    July 15, 2011 at 5:42 PM | Reply

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  46. Bethe Almeras
    July 15, 2011 at 9:32 PM | Reply

    Give this video a watch! Prescription for Play http://t.co/rvPIN2k

  47. Maggie LaBarbera RN
    July 15, 2011 at 11:30 PM | Reply

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  48. Nevine
    July 16, 2011 at 1:24 AM | Reply

    Give this video a watch! Prescription for Play http://t.co/rvPIN2k

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