The Playful Parenting Community hosted this interactive discussion on beliefs and practices around play in five distinct country contexts: Bhutan, Guatemala, Rwanda, Serbia, and Zambia. The webinar featured five programs, discussing how the beliefs and practices of caregivers and service providers in the different countries have shaped each program’s journey to scale and vice versa.

The webinar also covered the latest FHI 360-led implementation research findings from the programs, showcasing data on knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors around parenting and play from providers and caregivers. From phone surveys and in-depth interviews with providers to direct observations of providers’ home visiting sessions with caregivers to caregiver surveys, the presentations were grounded in a rich array of data sources.

The Playful Parenting Community is a LEGO Foundation-supported consortium of partners implementing and researching playful parenting worldwide, including FHI 360, Save the Children, the Boston College Research Program on Children & Adversity, FXB/Rwanda, ChildFund, UNICEF, and ECDAN.

Relevant links

• Video of the webinar