Wolfe, K.Wallace, H.Arrendondo, A.Bias, L.Armijo, J.Armijo, J.2024-05-172024-05-172024https://hdl.handle.net/11274/16173"Playful Parenting: Nurturing Connection and Development Through Play" is a 12-month program designed for new parents or parents of children between the ages of 0-2, providing information about play and its importance to a child’s development during the first two years. The findings of a study conducted in recent years demonstrated that parents have a difficult time seeing value in free play or unstructured activities (Dhas et al. 2022). Building upon this research, our program allows parents to learn about what milestones their children are expected to reach and how play can be used as a developmental tool to assist them in reaching their milestones. The program offers interactive workshops, presentations, and speakers that will help build a foundation for understanding how to use play to reinforce development and as a medium for interacting with your child at various stages of development. (Faculty Sponsor: Mr. Juan Armijo)en-USPresentation