Play and child development /
Joe L. Frost, Sue C. Wortham, Stuart Reifel.
- Third edition.
- xix, 460 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-440) and index.
Play's history : ideas, beliefs, and activities -- Theory as lenses on children's play -- Neuroscience, play deprivation, and pay-for-play -- Play : infants and toddlers -- Play in the preschool years -- Play and the school-age child -- Culture and gender in play -- Play and the curriculum -- Play and children with disabilities -- Introduction to play therapy -- Creating play environments -- Child safety in public places : indoors and outdoors -- Play leadership in American and European playgrounds.