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McGilvary, Linda; Penrose, Pat – 1991
The amount of violence and inappropriate information that children receive through television and other media is a matter of concern. This paper reviews the values of fantasy play and compares those values with the effects of television viewing on New Zealand children. Both obvious and subtle messages that children receive from television are…
Descriptors: Aggression, Cartoons, Critical Viewing, Dramatic Play
Jones, Elizabeth; Reynolds, Gretchen – 1992
The traditional role for teachers in children's play was to structure it, setting rules and interrupting if things got "out of hand." However, for children ages 3 to 5, sociodramatic play is a way to invent and make familiar the rhythms and actions of everyday life. This book describes why play is a fundamentally important part of…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Conflict Resolution, Creative Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
