The Emergence of Social Play in Infancy: A Proposed Developmental Sequence of Infant-Adult Social Play.

Whaley, Kimberlee Kiehl

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ERIC Number: EJ421821

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Publication Date: 1990

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The Emergence of Social Play in Infancy: A Proposed Developmental Sequence of Infant-Adult Social Play.

Whaley, Kimberlee Kiehl

Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v5 n3 p347-58 Sep 1990

Suggests that play begins with infant-adult interaction soon after birth rather than with much later peer interactions. Proposes a developmental sequence of infant play that reverses the sequences of the Howes peer play scale, and cites pertinent literature to support that proposal. (BC)

Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Developmental Stages, Exploratory Behavior, Infant Behavior, Infants, Parent Child Relationship, Piagetian Theory, Play, Socialization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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