The Benefits of Playing Tag for Adults and Children

Darryl Edwards

3 July 2018

Play, Games

The Benefits of Playing Tag for Adults and Children

Explore how tag combines locomotion, acceleration, direction changes, decision-making and social play for children and adults.

Darryl Edwards founder of the Primal Play Method.

  
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