Children's play

'Children's Play' explores the many facets of play and how it develops from infancy through late childhood. The authors discuss major revolutions in the way the children of today engage in play, including changes in organised youth sports children's humour, and electronic play.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Scarlett, W. George (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications c2005.
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798015206719
Table of Contents:
  • COVER; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1: INTRODUCTION; PART I: The Development of Play From Infancy Through Late Childhood; 2 - THE EMERGENCE OF PLAY IN INFANCY AND THE TODDLER YEARS; 3 - PLAY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD; 4 - PLAY IN LATE CHILDHOOD; 5 - CHILDREN'S HUMOR; PART II: Revolutions in How Today's Children Play; 6 - ELECTRONIC PLAY; 7 - ORGANIZED YOUTH SPORTS; PART III: Major Settings for Children's Play; 8 - HOME AND OUTDOOR PLAY; 9 - SCHOOLING AND PLAY; PART IV: Therapeutic Uses of Play; 10 - RESTORATIVE PLAY IN STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENTS; 11 - PLAY THERAPY; WEB RESOURCES; REFERENCES; NAME INDEX
  • SUBJECT INDEXABOUT THE AUTHORS