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June 21, 2024 with Carla Ward and Samuel Broaden

Rethinking Weapon Play

Weapon play in Early Childhood Education is a controversial topic, to say the least. In this episode Carla Ward and Samuel Broaden come at this topic from different point of views. Samuel offers some lovely insight to why it isn’t so much about the weapon play but the conversations we have with children surrounding the topic based on our lived experiences and those of the children we work with. Tune into this interesting discussion. 

Samuel Broaden

Samuel is an early childhood advocate and author who believes in the power of childhood and showing children the power they have within themselves. He has worked in the early education field for 20 years-from a teacher, to administration, to quality coach, to author and speaker. He believes in the importance of creating safe spaces for ALL children to discover who they are and be celebrated for that. He is the author of “Gender Expression and Inclusivity in Early Childhood: A Teacher’s Guide to Queering the Classroom” and “Re-Thinking Weapon Play in Early Childhood: How to Encourage Imagination, Kindness, and Consent in your Classroom”.

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Honoring Childhood – Website

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Rethinking Weapon Play – Link