VIDEO: Kids turn the tables to teach adults how to have fun with mini masterclasses

It's a role reversal that you don't often see... kids teaching their parents how to do something.
Kids turn the tables to teach adultsKids turn the tables to teach adults
Kids turn the tables to teach adults

But with a new study showing that parents find it hard to keep up with their child’s imagination, could parents do with some help from their kids in learning how to let go and have fun?

The research, released to celebrate the launch of new ‘jobs’ on the Chad Valley Play Panel, reveals that parents themselves would like help and support to really harness their inner child and play with their children.

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In fact, a third say that they don’t feel they are imaginative enough, while one in 10 feel embarrassed when it comes to getting into the spirit of playtime.

If parents were given a helping hand at playtime, almost a third would love help with how to come up with new ideas, a quarter would like to revive their imagination and one in six are eager to learn how to put on character voices to help when telling their children stories.

Leading child development expert, Jacqueline Harding is supporting the launch of the Chad Valley Play Panel and commented: “Children wallow in play in ways that adults have learned not to and this latest poll is telling of the struggle that adults face when it comes to entering a realm of imagination that they left behind when growing up.

“From not being imaginative enough to feeling silly or embarrassed, parents placed their heart on their sleeves in this poll and with the average time played with their children coming in at only 6 and a half hours each week, it’s clear that mums and dads can learn a thing or two from their little ones about how to tap back into their imagination - which these new mini-masterclasses do brilliantly.”

The Chad Valley Play Panel consists of both children and their parents who will have the amazing job of providing their first hand feedback, play advice and toy reviews.