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Acknowledgements x
Introduction 1
What will be covered in this book 2
1 What do we mean by play? 6
Defining play 7
Playing - just for children? 8
A definition of play 11
The play process 12
Notes 16
2 What gets in the way of children playing? 18
Family and friends 19
Legislation impacting on children 21
Influences of the media 22
Concerns with 'safety' 24
Children need to take risks 25
Notes 28
3 Why is play valuable? 30
Ways of looking at play 32
The Integral Play Framework 33
Levels of ability and understanding 37
Different types of play - play types 45
Notes 48
4 Playing actively 50
Starting early 52
Using our bodies actively 58
Supporting access to the wider environment 59
Enhancing spaces for play 64
Using the elements 68
Notes 71
5 Playing through feelings and thoughts 73
How the brain and mind work 74
Perceptual play 77
Impulsive play 77
Emotional play 78
Imaginative play 79
Getting serious - deep play 81
All in the mind? 84
Notes 85
6 Playing through culture 87
Influences on cultural play 88
Games that children play 90
Playful and creative approaches 92
Play with roles 95
Rituals and play 100
Notes 101
7 Playing with others 103
Playing at home 104
Playing in groups 105
Children and gender 109
Communication play 110
Social play 112
Participation - listening to children and young people 114
Playing globally 119
Notes 120
8 Grown-up play 122
How adults play 124
Staying playful 128
A 'beautiful intelligence' 130
Daemon or Demon 134
A playful intelligence 136
Notes 138
9 A play history - From Plato to the play ethic 140
Notes 152
10 The Every Child Mattersframework in England 154
Playwork services' contribution to the Every Child Matters outcomes 155
Notes 157
Appendix 158
References 159
Index 163
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