Dr Damien Puddle

Dr Play - improving cities and wellbeing through play. Play Advocate @InvercargillNZ. CEO @nzparkour. PhD in parkour.

[Dr Damien Puddle @DPudds]

"The FIG is attempting to grobalize parkour to grow its power and profits, and the IOC is enabling, and to some extent complicit in this process."

Latest article with @Billiewhiz

#Olympics #parkour #gymnastics
https://t.co/m5uutGLS4q

[Dr Damien Puddle @DPudds]

Check out my latest article: Remove Fun, and it's just a 'Ctional' City — Nonsense https://t.co/IqoMzoJx3R

[Dr Damien Puddle @DPudds]

@waitbutwhy I will accept the cuddle.

[Dr Damien Puddle @DPudds]

Check out my latest article: Play Advocacy is about Empowering Communities not Enforcing Control https://t.co/nwzZ52uDM9 via @LinkedIn

[Illinois Press @IllinoisPress]

Announcing @Journal_Olympic Studies Vol. 5, Iss. 2! Featuring contributions from @mollyfrizzell, @DPudds, @Neftalie, @Billiewhiz, @dahccarlson, & more! @CulturaUCA https://t.co/Fr75gTs19k

[Dr Damien Puddle @DPudds]

@dan_brunskill Yeah, I think I'm with you.

[Dr Damien Puddle @DPudds]

@bryan_johnson I think it's worth interrogating how the DD approach relates to parenting, freedom, and children's development through play. Helicopter parenting seems like a DD approach to parenting but its a killer. Free play involves many risks but the benefits are ultimately greater.

[Dr Damien Puddle @DPudds]

Workplace safety rules in NZ are hurting child development. We need to protect workers WITHOUT bubble-wrapping kids. The "dignity of risk" matters. Check out my latest article: The Dignity of Risk: Why Context Matters For the HSWA https://t.co/HFTb4A2kTR

[Dr Damien Puddle @DPudds]

Check out my latest article: Understanding Benefit-Risk https://t.co/yBKu9lII3X via @LinkedIn

[Dr Damien Puddle @DPudds]

Stay tuned for more details on Play Opportunities Through Environmental Design, hopefully next week! #POpTED

[Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education @JournalofOEE]

🇳🇿 @DPudds argues for a need for rethinking what constitutes play, understanding the value of risky play, and where this play can and should occur. He introduces a design approach - Play Opportunities Through Environmental Design #environmentaldesign
https://t.co/fqESw41oTD

[Dr Damien Puddle @DPudds]

I'm running a play-based city design workshop this Saturday at a youth festival. Send any 12-24yr olds who like food, activities, music, and have great ideas for a more fun/youth-friendly Invercargill, to these links for details and workshop registration: https://t.co/r2fPMYwrbe

[Professor Helen Dodd @DrHelenDodd]

If you have #riskyplay research that might be relevant to our review please send it our way. 👇

RTs appreciated so that we can spread the word. @ChYMe_Exe @playengland

[Dr Damien Puddle @DPudds]

Couldn't help but quote The Coddling of the American Mind in this piece @JonHaidt @glukianoff

[Dr Damien Puddle @DPudds]

Remember the thrill of childhood adventures? Imagine your kids experiencing that joy, independence, and growth in today's world. Here I reshape the narrative with a data-backed view on outdoor play safety in NZ.

#Play #LetChildrenPlay #AdventureAwaits

https://t.co/hX1hmbR3cN

[Dr Damien Puddle @DPudds]

@dean_nikolaus @waikato @SSHRC_CRSH @Billiewhiz @robtownsendPhD How cool! And I just left Hamilton and moved to Invercargill. How long is the postdoc?

[Dr Damien Puddle @DPudds]

Sharing the @ParkourEarth experience in this roundtable discussion on actions sports and the Olympics.

#wearenotgymnastics

https://t.co/nKNGoreRJv

[Canadian Paediatric Society @CanPaedSociety]

From “as safe as possible” to “as safe as necessary”: #RiskyPlay improves children’s physical, mental, and social development. Learn more: https://t.co/DfcBgAqZST @suzannebeno

[Dr Damien Puddle @DPudds]

@benapeters Right!?

[Dr Damien Puddle @DPudds]

@dean_nikolaus Congratulations Nik!

[The University of Waikato 🎓 @waikato]

Known to his colleagues as Dr Play, #PhD alumnus Dr Damien Puddle is a pioneer in the #play advocacy space in #NewZealand. Read about his passion for creating play opportunities within our communities with the support of councils & @SportNZ 👉 https://t.co/jkxM8lbNQO

@DPudds

[Paul Spence @GeniusNet]

One month out and it's clear that political change is on the way. Tired old slogans and ideological rhetoric from major parties is propelling us backwards fast. So the latest upbeat campaign video from @top_nz is a breath of fresh air. https://t.co/zcvxmyt1W6