The Playworker

In this episode Laura talks to Adele Cleaver, playworker and author of the memoir Children Don’t Dissolve in the Rain.

Adele is a mom from Birmingham with two girls - a 5 year old and 7 month old. We talk about her professional and personal experiences of play settings, and how her book aims to encourage parents to play and rest more effectively.

You can find Adele on social media @adeleplayworker

Children Don’t Dissolve in the Rain is available from her website as well as book retailers:

https://adeleplayworker.bigcartel.com/product/signed-copy-children-don-t-dissolve-in-the-rain-by-adele-cleaver

Mother of All Solutions is hosted and produced by Laura Broderick with music by Ros Fraser. You can connect with Laura via Twitter or Instagram @SolutionsMother

Show notes: 

In the episode Adele and I talk about:

• Assemble Play @assembleplay
• #hibernationplay
• Big Blue Play @bigblueplay
• Julia Cameron’s books, The Artist’s Way and The Artist’s Way for Parents
• The Parent Journey podcast

If you enjoyed the themes in this episode I would recommend you also listen to the Radical Childcare episode in the MOAS playlist! Thank you for listening. 

Photo of Adele Cleaver and daughter by Vero Leopoldino