1st Edition
The Brain that Loves to Play A Visual Guide to Child Development, Play, and Brain Growth
By Jacqueline Harding
Copyright 2023
272 Pages
157 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
272 Pages
157 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
272 Pages
157 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This delightful visual book provides an accessible introduction to how play affects the holistic development and brain growth of children from birth to five years. Written by a leading expert, it brings current theory to life by inviting the reader to celebrate the developing brain that loves to play and is hungry for sensitive human interaction and rich play opportunities.
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Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
- Chapter 1: Understanding the developing child
- Chapter 2: Brain growth
- Chapter 3: Understanding play pedagogy
- Chapter 4: Play from birth to around one month:
- Chapter 5: Play from around one month to 4 months
- Chapter 6: Play from around 4 months to 6 months
- Chapter 7: Play from around 6 months to 9 months
- Chapter 8: Play from around 9 months to one year
- Chapter 9: Play from around one year to around 18 months
- Chapter 10: Play from around 18 months to 2 years
- Chapter 11: Play from around 2 years to 2 and a half years
- Chapter 12. Play from around 2 and a half years to 3 years
- Chapter 13: Play from around 3 years to 4 years
- Chapter 14: Play from around 4 years to 5 years plus
- Chapter 15: "Hola" – let’s Play! A case study
- Chapter 16: What’s so urgent about play for children? And how does play benefit adults?
- Chapter 17: Helpful websites
Glossary of Terms
References
Index
Biography
Jacqueline Harding is Director of Tomorrow's Child and Senior Lecturer at Middlesex University. She is an internationally acclaimed child development expert with experience as a BBC education editor, Headteacher, government consultant, and author of numerous books for and about children. Jacqueline also works in children’s TV production.
