The Developmental Benefits of Playgrounds

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Author(s): Joe Frost, Pei-San Brown, John A. Sutterby, Candra D. Thornton

Year Published: 2004

Pages: 231

ISBN: 9780871731647

This research-based publication extends the knowledge base about appropriate playground materials, equipment, and use patterns. The initial chapter focuses on the importance of play, with special attention paid to contemporary research by neuroscientists that shows play is critical to children’s healthy physical, cognitive, and social development. Later chapters identify development sequences for children’s motor behaviors during their play on several types of playground equipment.

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