Play and Child Development, 4th edition

Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2022

  • Joe L. Frost
  • Sue C. Wortham University of Texas at San Antonio, Emerita
  • Stuart C. Reifel

Play and Child Development

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Table of contents

1. Play History: Ideas, Beliefs, and Activities
2. Theory as Lenses on Children's Play
3. Neuroscience and Play Deprivation
4. Play: Infants and Toddlers
5. Play in the Preschool Years
6. Play and the School-Age Child
7. Culture and Gender in Play
8. Play and the Curriculum
9. Creating Play Environments
10. Play and Children with Disabilities
11. Computers and Technology as Emerging Toys
12. Introduction to Play Therapy
13. Child Safety in Public Places: Indoors and Outdoors
14. Playwork in American and European Playgrounds

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