Preface Michael M. Patte
1. The state of play Cindy Dell Clark
2. A clown most serious: Patch Adams Cindy Dell Clark
3. Playfully engaging people living with dementia: searching for Yum Cha moments Julie Dunn, Michael Balfour, Wendy Moyle, Marie Cooke, Kirsty Martin, Clark Crystal and Anna Yen
4. From playground to patient: reflections on a traditional games project in a pædiatric hospital Judy McKinty
5. Living in a broken world: how young children’s well-being is supported through playing out their earthquake experiences Amanda Bateman, Susan Danby and Justine Howard
6. Physical activity play in local housing estates and child wellness in Ireland Carol Barron
7. Playfulness of children at home and in the hospital Katherine Ryan-Bloomer and Catherine Candler
8. Family play and leisure activities: correlates of parents’ and children’s socio-emotional well-being Diana D. Coyl-Shepherd and Colleen Hanlon
9. Using playfulness to cope with psychological stress: taking into account both positive and negative emotions Po-Ju Chang, Xinyi Qian and Careen Yarnal
10. Books worth (re-)reading: The act of creation by Arthur Koestler (1969) Cindy Dell Clark
Biography
Cindy Dell Clark is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University-Camden, USA. She has studied children’s vantage points within families and culture, both as an applied research consultant and as a scholar. She is the author of In A Younger Voice: Doing Child-Centered Qualitative Research (2010), In Sickness and In Play: Children Coping with Chronic Illness (2003) and Flights of Fancy, Leaps of Faith: Children’s Myths in Contemporary America (1998).
