Active Play Starts with Joy: Making Movement a Daily Family Habit - Episode 6
Feel like you should be doing more to stay active—but don’t have the time? This episode is your reset. Dr. Emily sits down with Terra Castro (16 Ironmans + 42 marathons!) to talk about what happens when you ditch extreme fitness and focus on something that actually sticks: joyful, everyday movement.
Episode 5 - Active Play “Kids to 5K”: The 1% Better Approach to Building Kids’ Confidence Through Running
Episode 5 of Active Play, Every Day opens with a sobering reality: childhood obesity rates have tripled since the 1960s.
Dr. Emily sits down with Sherry White, Executive Director of GO FAR, to explore how something as simple as running can transform far more than physical health. It builds confidence, reshapes mindset, and creates meaningful community connections, giving kids a stronger foundation for life.
Active Play Starts With You and Why Parent Engagement Matters Most - Episode 4
Research shows the biggest factor in child development during play isn’t toys or square footage — it’s parent engagement. In Episode 4 of Active Play, Every Day, Dr. Emily is joined by pediatric occupational therapist Brittni Winslow to talk about why playing with your kids matters so much for development, regulation, and connection.
The Vital Connection Between Sleep and Active Play in Children's Development - Episode 3
The importance of sleep and active play in children’s lives cannot be overstated. In today’s podcast episode, Dr. Emily talks with Dr. Sujay Kansagra, Pediatric Neurologist and children’s sleep expert at Duke Health, and inventor of the Lullabee, a smart crib mattress. They explore the crucial relationship between sleep, physical activity, and overall child development.
Active Play and Why Risky Play Matters More Than You Think - Episode 2
Why risky play is essential for kids. A pediatrician and researcher explain how active play builds confidence and resilience.
Active Play in the Classroom - Episode 1
The latest Active Play, Every Day episode: Active Play in the Classroom, challenges the traditional sedentary school model and explores how embedding movement throughout the school day through action-based learning can transform focus, behavior, academic performance, and student well-being.
Welcome to the Active Play, Every Day Podcast
Our kids are moving less than ever before. That matters. It matters for their bodies, their brains, their mental health, and their confidence.
If you believe movement matters, but daily life, packed schedules, screen negotiations, weather, homework, and tired evenings often make it feel complicated, the Active Play, Every Day podcast is for you.
Active Play, Every Day is more than a podcast. It is a movement to reclaim active, joyful play in childhood. Play isn’t extra. It is essential.
Hosted by Dr. Emily Greenwald, a double-boarded pediatrician, mom of three, and childhood wellness advocate, this bi-weekly podcast explores how daily movement shapes kids’ physical health, brain development, emotional regulation, confidence, and resilience. Most importantly, it offers families a realistic path to 60 minutes of active play every day, without guilt, pressure, or impossible standards.