The House of Make-Believe: Children’s Play and the Developing Imagination

Dorothy G. Singer; Jerome L. Singer

Published by Harvard University Press 1990

The House of Make-Believe

Children’s Play and the Developing Imagination

Dorothy G. Singer and Jerome L. Singer

https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674043688

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In the most thorough attempt to cover all aspects of children’s make-believe, Dorothy and Jerome Singer examine how imaginative play begins and develops, from the infant’s first smiles to the toddler’s engagement in social pretend play.

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A stimulating and scholarly presentation of…an important area of human existence.
-- Nicholas Tucker Times Educational Supplement

A thoughtfully organized and well-written book. The use of the wonderful biographical material, together with the anecdotal cultural materials, makes the book interesting and entertaining to read despite the enormous amount of research cited… It is by far the broadest and most comprehensive book on play and imagination that is currently available.
-- David Elkind Readings: A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
1. Memories of Childhood Play Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Imagination: The Realm of the Possible Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
3. The Beginnings of Pretending and Baby Play Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
4. The High Season of Imaginative Play Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	64
5. Imaginary Playmates and Imaginary Worlds Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
6. Cognitive and Emotional Growth through Play Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
7. Creating an Environment for Imaginative Play Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
8. Television-Viewing and the Imagination Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	176
9. Play as Healing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
10. When Imaginative Play Goes Underground: Fantasy in Middle Childhood Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	230
11. Toward the Creative Adult Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	291
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 351

eBook

Published: July 1, 2009
ISBN: 9780674043688