The power of play : how spontaneous, imaginative activities lead to happier, healthier children /
Elkind, David, 1931-
The power of play : how spontaneous, imaginative activities lead to happier, healthier children / David Elkind. - Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Lifelong, c2007. - xii, 240 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-227) and index.
Play, love, and work : an essential trio -- Toys aren't us -- Screen play and iconic literacy -- Child play and parent angst -- Misunderstandings about how young children learn -- Playing for a reason: building the units of math, reading, and science -- It isn't only a game: the role of play in becoming social -- Lighthearted parenting -- Schooling with heart, mind, and body -- Epilogue: gifts for a lifetime.
0738210536 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780738210537 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2006035592
Play--Psychological aspects.
The power of play : how spontaneous, imaginative activities lead to happier, healthier children / David Elkind. - Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Lifelong, c2007. - xii, 240 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-227) and index.
Play, love, and work : an essential trio -- Toys aren't us -- Screen play and iconic literacy -- Child play and parent angst -- Misunderstandings about how young children learn -- Playing for a reason: building the units of math, reading, and science -- It isn't only a game: the role of play in becoming social -- Lighthearted parenting -- Schooling with heart, mind, and body -- Epilogue: gifts for a lifetime.
0738210536 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780738210537 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2006035592
Play--Psychological aspects.