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List of Figures | p. xi |
List of Tables | p. xiii |
Foreword | p. xv |
Preface | p. xvii |
Acknowledgments | p. xix |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Early Historical Views on Children's Play | p. 9 |
Children's Play in Ancient Greece and Rome | p. 9 |
The Play of Medieval Children | p. 13 |
Irrational Play, Child Abuse, and Accidents in Medieval Times | p. 17 |
Reformation and Renaissance Philosophers/Educators on Play | p. 19 |
Pre-modern Philosophers on Play | p. 22 |
Friedrich Froebel: The Architect of the Kindergarten or "Garden for Children" | p. 26 |
Linking the Contributions of Early Scholars | p. 31 |
Play and Play Environments in Early America | p. 34 |
Play and Play Environments of Native American and Early Settlers' Children | p. 35 |
The Changing Picture of Early Colonists' Play | p. 38 |
Girls at Play in Nineteenth Century New England | p. 39 |
Boys at Play in Nineteenth Century New England | p. 42 |
Playing in the Country: Hunting, Fishing, War, and Recess | p. 44 |
The Western Frontier: Work, Play, Muddy Roads, and Wilderness | p. 47 |
The Play of Slave Children: "Play Is Fun, Work Is Hard" | p. 54 |
Culture, Circumstance, and Play | p. 60 |
The Early Child-Saving Movement: Shame of the Cities | p. 62 |
Victims of a Stolen Childhood | p. 63 |
Irrational Play: Begging, Picking Pockets, and Outwitting the Police | p. 66 |
Settlement Houses and Playgrounds for the Poor | p. 69 |
Orphan Trains, Farms, Coal Mines, and Factories | p. 73 |
Enduring Elements of the Child-Saving Movement | p. 75 |
Setting the Stage for a Twenty-First Century Child-Saving Movement | p. 82 |
The Evolution of the Play and Playground Movement | p. 84 |
Early New York: "City Where Crime Is Play" | p. 85 |
The Many Faces of the Play and Playground Movement | p. 89 |
Stages of Play Environment Development | p. 98 |
The New Psychology and the Institutionalization of Play and Playgrounds | p. 100 |
The Playground Association of America (PAA) | p. 103 |
The Normal Course in Play | p. 105 |
Successes and Limitations of the Play and Playground Movement | p. 108 |
Play and the Child Study Movement: Nursery Schools, Kindergartens, and the Developmental Approach to Play | p. 111 |
Play and Child Development in Kindergartens | p. 112 |
The Child Study Movement and the New Psychology | p. 117 |
Applying the New Psychology to Education | p. 119 |
Play and the "Whole Child" | p. 122 |
Child Development Becomes a Scientific Discipline | p. 126 |
The Emergence of Professional Organizations Advocating Play | p. 132 |
Decades of Promise and Gathering Storms | p. 136 |
Play during Hard Times: The Great Depression | p. 138 |
Bursting the Economic Bubble and the Dreams of Americans | p. 139 |
Pleasant and Not-So-Pleasant Memories | p. 143 |
Stories from Children of the Depression | p. 152 |
Double Trouble: The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl | p. 157 |
Play and Play Environments of City Children during the Depression | p. 163 |
The Awakening | p. 170 |
Natural, Built, and Adventure Play Environments: Back to Nature | p. 173 |
Natural Play Environments: Wilderness, Vacant Lots, Habitats, and Gardens | p. 174 |
Manufactured Apparatus Playgrounds: Steel and Stone | p. 177 |
The Novelty Era: Dennis the Menace | p. 180 |
Adventure Playgrounds: Tools, Pets, Junk, Loose Parts, and Gardens | p. 183 |
The Modern Era: Standardized Playgrounds | p. 190 |
The Postmodern Era of Play Environments: Back to Nature | p. 193 |
The Value of Play and the Consequences of Play Deprivation | p. 198 |
The Rush to Distinction and Mediocrity | p. 199 |
Developmental and Therapeutic Values of Play | p. 202 |
Play, Brain, and Play Deprivation | p. 204 |
Obesity, Illness, and Dying Young | p. 209 |
The Causes of Play Deprivation: A Perfect Storm | p. 214 |
Out-of Control Cyber Play | p. 214 |
The Perpetual Evolution of Safety Standards | p. 220 |
A Litigious Society | p. 223 |
Under-parenting and Over-parenting: Baby Boomers to Generation XXL | p. 228 |
No Child Left Behind: A Flawed Political Mandate | p. 230 |
Needed: A Twenty-First Century Child-Saving Movement | p. 235 |
Toward a Contemporary Child-Saving Movement | p. 237 |
Lessons from the Past | p. 238 |
The Postmodern Era in Children's Play and Play Environments | p. 240 |
Building on the Early Child-Saving Movement | p. 240 |
The Play and Playground Movement | p. 241 |
The School Gardens Movement | p. 242 |
Children's Zoo Movement | p. 244 |
The Nature Study Movement | p. 245 |
The Organized Camping Movement | p. 245 |
The Children's Museum Movement | p. 246 |
Building Ecosystems for Play | p. 248 |
Child Development Centers and Learning and Development through Play | p. 249 |
Expanding the Voice of Play and Play Environments | p. 249 |
Nonprofit Organizations and Coalitions | p. 251 |
Private Foundations | p. 252 |
Enter the Government | p. 253 |
Confronting the Play/Fitness/Health Crisis and Restoring Outdoor Play | p. 256 |
Convincing Adults that Children Need Play at Home and Recess at School | p. 256 |
Countering Pills and Disabilities | p. 257 |
Turning off the Tech Toys | p. 258 |
Getting Children back to Nature | p. 260 |
Equity for Children in Poverty | p. 262 |
From Junk Food to Basic Nutrition | p. 264 |
Getting Parents Active and Emotional: Countering Fear | p. 266 |
Remembering Lessons from History | p. 269 |
References | p. 271 |
Index | p. 283 |
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