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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779126103321

Titolo

Children's play [[electronic resource] /] / W. George Scarlett ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2005

ISBN

1-5063-2077-5

1-4522-3239-3

1-4522-6423-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 279 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

ScarlettW. George

Disciplina

649.5

Soggetti

Play

Child development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-268) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

'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.