The house of make-believe : children's play and the developing imagination /

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An attempt to cover all aspects of children's make-believe. The authors examine how imaginative play begins and develops and provide examples and evidence on the young child's invocation of imaginary friends, the adolescent's daring games and the adult's private imagery and inner...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Singer, Dorothy G.
Other Authors: Singer, Jerome L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1990.
Subjects:
Play > Psychological aspects.
Imagination in children.
Developmental psychology.
Curiosity.
Imagination.
Creative ability.
Children.
Infants.
Exploratory Behavior
Imagination
Creativity
Play and Playthings
Child
Infant
Jeu > Aspect psychologique.
Psychologie du développement.
Imagination chez l'enfant.
Curiosité.
Créativité.
Enfants.
Nourrissons.
imagination.
creativity.
children (people by age group)
infants.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > Child.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychotherapy > Child & Adolescent.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Child Development.
PSYCHOLOGY > General.
Kinderpsychologie.
Fantasie.
Kinderspel.
Children > Psychology.
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Table of Contents:
  • Memories of childhood play
  • Imagination: the realm of the possible
  • The beginnings of pretending and baby play
  • The high season of imaginative play
  • Imaginary playmates and imaginary worlds
  • Cognitive and emotional growth through play
  • Creating an environment for imaginative play
  • Television
  • viewing and the imagination
  • Play as healing
  • When imaginative play goes underground: fantasy in middle childhood
  • Toward the creative adult.

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