The Praeger handbook of play across the life cycle : fun from infancy to old age /

Main Author: L'Abate, Luciano, 1928-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger/ABC-CLIO, c2009.
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245 1 4 |a The Praeger handbook of play across the life cycle :  |b fun from infancy to old age /  |c Luciano L'Abate ; foreword by Arthur M. Horne. 
260 1 4 |a Santa Barbara, Calif. :  |b Praeger/ABC-CLIO,  |c c2009. 
300 1 4 |a xxii, 335 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 25 cm. 
504 1 4 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-296) and index. 
505 1 4 |a 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. 
650 1 4 |a Play  |x Psychological aspects 
650 1 4 |a Play  |x Social aspects 
650 1 4 |a Symbolic play 
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