In this article, the authors argue for a greater understanding of children's play across cultures
through better integration of scientific thinking about the developed and developing …

I must say that my first impression of the third edition of Play and Child Development was: ey
did it AGAIN! Frost, Wortham, and Reifel again impressed me with the depth and breadth of …

Quite simply, this is the best text on play and development I have ever read. It was thought
provoking while being reader-friendly at the same time. This work is very thorough and …

Despite the fact that most people become parents and everyone who has ever lived has had
parents, parenting remains a mystifying subject about which almost everyone has opinions …

Purpose This article is a condensation of the recent American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association (ASHA) document entitled Roles and Responsibilities of Speech-Language …

Why is play so important in child development? Are children in today's society suffering from
a lack of time for free play, with the emerging dominance of screen play? Can play therapy …

Play is a paradox. Why would the young of so many species--the very animals at greatest
risk for injury and predation--devote so much time and energy to an activity that by definition …

Lives Across Cultures: Cross-Cultural Human Development, Sixth Edition Page 1 Lives Across
Cultures Cross-Cultural Human Development Sixth Edition Harry W. Gardiner University of …

Results from 4 experiments and an analysis in which all data from 444 English and
Japanese children are pooled show (a) a linear increase in understanding false belief with …

Asian and Euro-American parents of preschool-aged children were interviewed concerning
their beliefs about the nature and purpose of play; they also completed two questionnaires …