The Praeger Handbook of Play Across the Life Cycle: Fun from Infancy to Old Age

by L'Abate, Luciano

• ISBN13: 9780313359293
• ISBN10: 0313359296
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-06-30
• Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group

Summary

This volume shows how we play at various ages and stages, and why play is so vital to our wellbeing.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xxi
Definitions and a Bird's Eye View of Play	p. 1
Come, Let's Play	p. 3
Play across History and into Cyberspace	p. 30
What the Experts Say about Play	p. 35
What Cultures Have to Do with Play	p. 46
What Parents and Adults Have to Do with Play and Gender	p. 72
Chronological Age Is not the Same as Development in Play	p. 92
Chronological Stages of Play	p. 115
Infancy	p. 117
Nursery, Preschool, and Kindergarten	p. 123
Elementary School	p. 140
Middle School and Puberty	p. 144
High School and Adolescence	p. 147
College and Early Adulthood	p. 149
Adulthood, Middle Age, and Old Age	p. 151
The Usefulness of Play	p. 159
Physical, Emotional, Intellectual, and Relational Benefits	p. 161
In Their Best Interest: Play Therapy for Children	p. 164
Play as Rehabilitation	p. 184
Controversies about Play	p. 193
The Technology of Play Time and of Media Time	p. 195
What Teachers and Coaches Think about Play	p. 201
Conclusion	p. 209
A Hierarchical Theory of Play Competence	p. 211
References	p. 245
Resources	p. 297
Monitored Play Therapy	p. 311
An Experimental Theory-Derived Structured Play Interview	p. 324
Index	p. 329
About the Author	p. 337
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