Membership

If you believe that:

• Play, along with the basic needs of nutrition, health, shelter and education, is vital for the development of the potential of all children;

• Family participation needs to be strengthened by support systems such as play leadership;

• Environments and programs to meet children's real needs should be created.

If you are concerned that:

• Society is indifferent to the importance of play;

• The scale of litigation is increasing and impacting the availability of children's play environments;

• Children are neglected in environmental planning; then,

...join our interdisciplinary organization and become an active participant with both the National and International Association for the Child's Right to Play. Complete the IPA/USA Membership Application 2013 - online (Word doc download/ PDF) now!

IPA/USA member groups hold conferences, arrange study tours, host international visitors, form advocacy committees and undertake projects relating to national and international issues.

IPA members receive:

• The IPA magazine, PlayRights.

• The IPA online journal.

• Reduced rates at IPA conferences, workshops, and study tours.

• Access to a multidisciplinary network of people, IPA publications, media productions and discounts on books stocked by IPA.