PLAY
Play is so important to optimal child development that it has been recognized by the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights as a right of every child (Article 31). It is vital for the enjoyment of childhood as well as children's social, emotional, intellectual and physical development.
UN Committee on the Rights of the Child - Comments on Article 31, 2013
importance of Play - taking play seriously, David Whitebread et al, 2012
The Role of Pretend Play in Children's Cognitive Development, Doris Bergen, Miami University, 2002
Play England's Research on the Importance of Play
A Manifesto for Playful Learning in Preschool: Presenting the Scientific Evidence by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Laura E. Berk and Dorothy G. Singer
Crisis in the Kindergarten - The Alliance for Childhood
A World Without Play, Literature Review, Play England, 2012
Why Parents Should Stop Overprotecting Kids and Let Them Play, 2011, American Journal of Play
The Decline of Play and the Rise of Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents, 2011, Peter Gray
The Special Value of Children’s Age-Mixed Play 2011, Peter Gray
UN Committee on the Rights of the Child - Comments on Article 31, 2013
importance of Play - taking play seriously, David Whitebread et al, 2012
The Role of Pretend Play in Children's Cognitive Development, Doris Bergen, Miami University, 2002
Play England's Research on the Importance of Play
A Manifesto for Playful Learning in Preschool: Presenting the Scientific Evidence by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Laura E. Berk and Dorothy G. Singer
Crisis in the Kindergarten - The Alliance for Childhood
A World Without Play, Literature Review, Play England, 2012
Why Parents Should Stop Overprotecting Kids and Let Them Play, 2011, American Journal of Play
The Decline of Play and the Rise of Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents, 2011, Peter Gray
The Special Value of Children’s Age-Mixed Play 2011, Peter Gray