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May 1st, 2009
by Farhan.

While going through the pictures of the Obama White House on Flickr I came across a number of pictures of the President at play.

With the new first puppy;
The President and the first dog

There’s a ton of others, Obama with a basketball tossing a football in the oval office etc. Lots of great pictures. I love this for two reasons:

One – the access that we have to this White House is unreal, unmatched and really unbelievable.

Two – it reminds me of a great TED video on play by Stuart Brown (below) discussing the impact of play on cognitive development.

I love the thought that play contributes to development and progress. People need to be imaginative and playful to be able to think laterally and develop new ways of doing things. Which is why I’m really looking forward to being a dad, think it will give me an excuse to play more. Not that I need one, but at least when I play with my child the Bee won’t look at me strangely for being stupidly playful.

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  • Aneez Kanji

    I love that the image from TED says “click to play”. :) How long to go until you become a dad?

  • Farhan Lalji

    Didn’t even realise the video has that!

    3 months now. Kind of crazy.

  • shireenbee

    Play is how people learn best – I am sure your bee will not look at you strangely if you play with your baby (she already thinks you are kind of crazy, anyway). And besides, the more time that dads spend with their kids playing the better for the kids, right? and if you are playing, then bee can go out and get her nails done!