Children's Imaginative Play
Subtitle: A Visit to Wonderland (Child Psychology and Mental Health)
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: August 30, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780275977573
Subjects: Child & developmental psychology; Children's Studies; Developmental - Child; Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent; Psychology & Psychiatry / Child Psychology; Psychology; Play; Psychological aspects
First sentence: The term make-believe play, as it is used in this book, denotes a genre of play which has been designated by various other names, such as imaginative play, fantasy play, symbolic play, pretend play, "as if" play, representational play and sociodramatic play.
Description: The Child Psychology and Mental Health series is designed to capture dynamic interplay by advocating for strengthening the science of child development and linking the science to issues related to mental health, child care, parenting and public policy.