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EJ465878 PS520297
Title: For Parents Particularly: The Role of Play in Children's Lives.Author(s): Bruce, Tina
Source: Childhood Education, v69 n4 p237-38 Sum 1993
Publication Date: 1993
ISSN: 0009-4056
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Non-classroom (055); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJNOV1993
Target Audience: Parents
Explains free-flow
play, in which children make the rules of play, as opposed to adult-led
play; stresses the value of firsthand experience; and discusses
the relationship of free-flow play to games and representations.
Cites 12 ways adults can help children achieve quality learning
through free-flow play, including helping children explore and respecting
children's autonomy. (SM)
Descriptors: Child Development; Childrens Games; Early Childhood
Education; Interpersonal Competence; *Learning Experience; *Play;
*Young Children
Identifiers: *Childhood Experiences
