It is important for teachers to take care of themselves before they can interact effectively with children. The Playmakers say, “You can’t share what you don’t have.” During trainings, the Playmakers try to take adults back to their childhoods so that they can remember how to be playful. Steve Gross, the Playmakers Founder, says: “When children have a safe, loving, joyful relationship with an adult in their lives…an adult who they believe sees them, values them, loves them and plays with them, there is almost no end to the amount of good that does.”