Seeking Balance in Motion: The Role of Spontaneous Free Play in Promoting Social and Emotional Health in Early Childhood Care and Education
There is accumulating scientific evidence of the potential of play and playfulness to enhance human capacity to respond to adversity and cope with the stresses of everyday life. In play we build a repertoire of adaptive, flexible responses to unexpected events, in an environment separated from the r...
Main Author: | Jane Hewes |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-10-01
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Series: | Children |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/1/3/280 |
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