| Description |
xxii, 335 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Come, let's play -- Play across history and into cyberspace -- What the experts say about play -- What cultures have to do with play -- What parents and adults have to do with play and gender -- Chronological age is not the same as development in play -- Infancy -- Nursery, preschool, and kindergarten -- Elementary school - Middle school and puberty -- High school and adolescence -- College and early adulthood -- Adulthood, middle age and old age -- Physical, emotional, intellectual, and relational benefits -- In their best interest: play therapy for children -- Play as rehabilitation -- The technology of play time and of media time -- What teachers and coaches think about play -- A hierarchical theory of play competence. |
| Subject |
Play and Playthings -- psychology. |
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Human Development. |
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Play Therapy. |
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Play -- Psychological aspects.
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Play -- Social aspects.
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Symbolic play.
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| ISBN |
9780313359293 (hard copy : alk. paper) |
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0313359296 (hard copy : alk. paper) |
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