![]() This list aims to offer some answers to that last question. How do you support a child's play when they determine the content and intent of their play is on a screen or online? How do you apply these principles to virtual play rather than physical play? Who and where are the playworkers in this space? Which games offer the best chance for children to be able to freely choose and direct their play? Of course, this raises a number of questions. All playworker interventions must balance risk with the developmental benefit and well-being of children. Playworkers choose an intervention style that enables children and young people to extend their play.Playworkers recognise their own impact on the play space and also the impact of children and young people's play on the playworker.The playworker's response to children and young people playing is based on a sound up-to-date knowledge of the play process, and reflective practice.The role of the playworker is to support all children and young people in the creation of a space in which they can play.For playworkers, the play process takes precedence and playworkers act as advocates for play when engaging with adult-led agendas.The prime focus and essence of playwork is to support and facilitate the play process and this should inform the development of play policy, strategy, training and education. ![]() That is, children and young people determine and control the content and intent of their play, by following their own instincts, ideas and interests, in their own way for their own reasons. ![]()
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