Children's imaginative play : a visit to wonderland /

In this visit to the wonderland of children's imaginative, make-believe play, readers are exposed to both a general, bird's-eye view of the whole of this fascinating realm, and to a closer look at its diverse regions. This volume examines the borderlines between make-believe play and akin...

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Main Author: Ariel, Shlomo
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002
Series:Child psychology and mental health.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • What is make-believe play?
  • The cryptic codes of make-believe play
  • Make-believe play as a diplomatic language
  • Mini-legal systems regulating sociodramatic play
  • Make-believe play as an emotional moderator
  • Make-believe play and the developing child
  • Make-believe play in a cross-cultural perspective
  • Applications of make-believe play in education
  • Play therapy.