There are pronounced differences in the play of boys and girls. Why do boys prefer war toys, and girls Barbie dolls? Are video games addictive? What, if anything, do children learn while playing? Toys, Play and Child Development explores these and other questions. Parental attitudes and reactions toward war toys are described, as are the children's views themselves. The book examines how toys and play contribute to the development of language, imagination, and intellectual achievement and how they can effectively be used in child psychotherapy.
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Why do boys prefer war toys and girls Barbie dolls? Are video games addictive? What, if anything, do children learn while playing? This book examines how toys and play contribute to the development of language, imagination and intellectual achievement and are effective in child psychotherapy.
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I cite this evolutionary notion because I propose that children's play, with its repetitive and exploratory characteristics, represents not only fun but a critically important feature of their development of cognitive and emotional skills. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pretend aggression, structured toys, toilet phobia, aggressive toys, war toys, decontextualized language, combat figures, war play, realistic toys, neutral toys, real aggression, toy preferences, creative toys, specific toys, video game play, realistic objects, sociodramatic play, educational toys, aggressive play, social fantasy, toy weapons, play tone, pretend play, play fighting, play episodes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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I cite this evolutionary notion because I propose that children's play, with its repetitive and exploratory characteristics, represents not only fun but a critically important feature of their development of cognitive and emotional skills. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pretend aggression, structured toys, toilet phobia, aggressive toys, war toys, decontextualized language, combat figures, war play, realistic toys, neutral toys, real aggression, toy preferences, creative toys, specific toys, video game play, realistic objects, sociodramatic play, educational toys, aggressive play, social fantasy, toy weapons, play tone, pretend play, play fighting, play episodes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Bundle Baby, Play Doh, Brian Sutton-Smith, Star Wars New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Social Psychology: Third Edition by Eliot R. Smith in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Educational Psychology by WILEY in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Child Development (4th Edition) by Robert S. Feldman in Back Matter
- Social Psychology (Nelson-Hall Series in Psychology) by Stephen Worchel in Back Matter
- Child Development by A.Christine Harris in Back Matter
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- Joined at the Heart: The Transformation of the American Family by Al Gore in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Joined at the Heart: The Transformation of the American Family by Tipper Gore in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Why We Watch: The Attractions of Violent Entertainment by Jeffrey Goldstein in Table of Contents
- Children's Play by W. George Scarlett in Back Matter
- Kids' Media Culture (Console-ing Passions) by Marsha Kinder on page 313
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