Resources

Play with Violent Themes
What they say about play: quotable quotes (.doc)
Downloadable stuff about play (.doc)

For Parents:
The value of play
Tips for parents
Play ideas by age
Tips for selecting toys (.pdf)
Toy award and evaluation programs (.doc)

For Educators:
About the research
Why Play Matters: About constructive play
Resources for Managing Common Play Challenges (.pdf)
Becoming an Effective Advocate for Play in the Early Childhood Classroom
Documenting play in the classroom (.doc)
Toy award and evaluation programs (.doc)
How specialty toy retailers can be a resource for teachers (.doc)

For the Toy Industry:
Selling toys? or play?
About the developmental toy market (.doc)
Can a toy company make kids happier and healthier? (.doc)
How specialty toy retailers can be a resource for teachers(.doc)


Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning....They have to play with what they know to be true in order to find out more, and then they can use what they learn in new forms of play.

--Fred Rogers of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood


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