Perspectives on children's play ~

play can take many forms yet represents most distinctive features of childhood ~ and children across the globe have in common
Rousseau and others from Romantic era imagined children had a natural instinct for playful exploration which challenged Puritan discourse that thought children had to be trained to become civilised
different academic disciplines have different views and interests in play ~ biologists, psychologists and educators examine how play contributes to growth and development of children ~ psychoanalysts tend to focus on role of play in emotional adjustment ~ Sociologists and anthropologists are more concerned with how children develop and understanding of others and social roles through play
role paly and pretend play is a particular area of interest and research and is understood to be crucial to children's development of understanding others, learning about social roles and acquiring language
through role play children learn to make sense of their self and their world they are able to imagine themselves in different social roles which enables them to develop and reflect on themselves as individuals and how others see them ~ it is not just about practicing for future roles it is also enable children to make sense of what is happening in their present lives
play serves many functions but is important to consider children as competent social actors who value play for its own sake because they enjoy it

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