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Play is an important part of our development. In playing, we learn to move, think, speak and imagine, as well as cope with other people. This second edition of The Development of Play addresses these key functions that play serves. David Cohen examines how children play with objects, with language, and most importantly, with each other and their parents. He goes on to ask why we stop playing, and looks at adult games. The Development of Play argues that psychology has accepted too uncritically t
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- Author
- David Cohen
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 1993
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780203133774
- Category
- psychology
- Subjects
- Psychology, Child, Social_sciences
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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