{"product_id":"the-praeger-handbook-of-play-across-the-life-cycle-fun-from-infancy-to-old-age-9780313359293","title":"The Praeger Handbook of Play across the Life Cycle: Fun from Infancy to Old Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume shows how we play at various ages and stages, and why play is so vital to our wellbeing.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost American adults have little respect for play, for themselves or, increasingly, for their children. Are we losing anything with this attitude? Yes, says longtime clinical psychologist Luciano L'Abate. In a book that has a message for us all, L'Abate presents research showing that play, as one scholar put it, \"is not a luxury, but rather a crucial dynamic of healthy physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development at all age levels.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Praeger Handbook of Play across the Life Cycle: Fun from Infancy to Old Age\u003c\/i\u003e, shows how play and playful activities have developed and changed across recent history, and how their necessity has been the subject of changing cultural and educational views and controversies. The book overviews the history of play, summarizes current research and theory, shows how we play at various ages and stages, and explains why that helps us develop into healthy people--physically, intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Luciano L'Abate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313359293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuciano L'Abate\u003c\/b\u003e is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, co-founder and past president of the International Academy of Family Psychology, and professor emeritus at Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40924497936499,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":141.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_a1352945-02f8-4edc-8dc8-e7189d876189.jpg?v=1692191996","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-praeger-handbook-of-play-across-the-life-cycle-fun-from-infancy-to-old-age-9780313359293","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}