The value of play / Perry Else.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-162) and index.

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- What will be covered in this book -- 1. What do we mean by play? -- Defining play -- Playing--just for children? -- A definition of play -- The play process -- Notes -- 2. What gets in the way of children playing? -- Family and friends -- Legislation impacting on children -- Influences of the media -- Concerns with 'safety' -- Children need to take risks -- Notes -- 3. Why is play valuable? -- Ways of looking at play -- The integral play framework -- Levels of ability and understanding -- Different types of play--play types -- Notes -- 4. Playing actively -- Starting early -- Using our bodies actively -- Supporting access to the wider environment -- Enhancing spaces for play -- Using the elements -- Notes -- 5. Playing through feelings and thoughts -- How the brain and mind work -- Perceptual play -- Impulsive play -- Emotional play -- Imaginative play -- Getting serious--deep play -- All in the mind? -- Notes -- 6. Playing through culture -- Influences on cultural play -- Games that children play -- Playful and creative approaches -- Play with roles -- Rituals and play -- Notes -- 7. Playing with others -- Playing at home -- Playing in groups -- Children and gender -- Communication play -- Social play -- Participation--listening to children and young people -- Playing globally -- Notes -- 8. Grown-up play -- How adults play -- Staying playful -- A 'beautiful intelligence' -- Daemon or demon -- A playful intelligence -- Notes -- 9. A play history--from Plato to the play ethic -- Notes -- 10. The Every Child Matters framework in England -- Playwork services' contribution to the Every Child Matters outcomes -- Notes -- Appendix -- References -- Index.

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