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Harris, Paul L.; Jalloul, Malak – American Journal of Play, 2013
In an article in the January 2013 "Psychological Review," Lillard, Lemer, Hopkins, Dore, Smith, and Palmquist set out to critique the customary claim that pretend play contributes to healthy child development. Following Peter Smith, they distinguished three possibilities for the impact of pretend play. Pretend play, they proposed, might…
Descriptors: Play, Child Development, Cultural Differences, Influences