The role of play in child development is a source of ongoing interest and debate. In this book, renowned expert Peter Smith offers an expansive definition of the term “play”, taking an in-depth look at its impact on children, as well as its adaptive value for birds and mammals, including primates. 
Using both contemporary and classic research, Smith examines how different age groups and sexes participate in a wide variety of play, including exercise and rough-and- tumble play, fantasy play and imaginary friends, and play with objects. The book gauges the function of play in early childhood education and makes the case for and against recess breaks in school. How play occurs in different societies and among various populations – including children with special needs – is also explored. With its comprehensive coverage of theoretical, historical, cross-cultural, and evolutionary perspectives, Children and Play holds significant insights for parents, educators, and clinicians.

Children and Play: Understanding Children's Worlds

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Peter K. Smith

Psychology & Counseling

Wiley/Blackwell

Cyberbullying is a major and growing phenomenon that may take place by means of mobile devices, websites such as social networking sites or virtual worlds, videos, e-mails, or other means. This monograph brings you up to date with the latest research by leading scientists on this new form of bullying and indicates the directions future investigations may take. An introductory review examines, among other things, the differences and similarities of cyberbullying and traditional bullying. A series of original research papers by leading scientists then cover topics such as power imbalance, prevalence at different ages, 'griefing' in virtual worlds, motivation, interventions, social information processing factors, emotional impact of bullying, risk factors, as well as methodological considerations in cyberbullying research. Further, 'Research Spotlights' present promising, but not yet published results in brief form, 'Opinion Pieces' allow distinguished contributors to air matters of current debate and discussion, and 'Horizons' articles briefly describe major ongoing projects in various countries, such as the European Project on Bullying and Cyberbullying, the 'Kids Online' project, and the Internet Rights Observatory. The Zeitschrift fur Psychologie, founded in 1890, is the oldest psychology periodical in Europe and the second oldest in the world. It will now, with a change in language to English, be published as a series of monographs on basic and applied topics in psychology, each featuring a major overview article, peer-reviewed original research papers, as well as brief 'Research Spotlight' and 'Horizons' reports about ongoing or forthcoming projects. Each carefully compiled monograph is edited by leading experts and features articles by scientists at the forefront of current research.

Cyberbullying: Abusive Relationships in Cyberspace (Zeitschrift Fur Psychologie/Journal of Psychology)

Hogrefe Publishing

Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development

Craig H. Hart

Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

Cyberbullying in the Global Playground : Research from International Perspectives

Donna Cross

Qing Li.

Whitehall and the Suez Crisis

Routledge

Moving Beyond the Presentation Layer

Taylor&Francis

This leading child development text has been widely acclaimed for its international coverage and its rigorous research-based approach. It begins by introducing the ways in which psychologists study developmental processes before going on to consider all major aspects of development from conception through to adolescence.

Understanding Children's Development

Helen Cowie

Mark Blades

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