Children, Play, and Development

Particularly like chapter 6 - gender differences in play. This will be useful for debate in lectures

Very good book and good focus on different areas of children play and learning and their developmental processes

It's an easy read text which that covers broad areas of play in child development, theory and play types.

Hughes makes the links between children's play and development in a way that brings understanding that connects to practice.

I would offer this as a supplemental read for students. I thought the learning objectives were useful to give an overview of the chapter. Liked the issues for discussion at the end of the chapters.

An excellent overview of child development incorporating the key concept of play very effectively.

Although there were many practical suggestions concerned with supporting children`s play, a greater emphisis on theoretical positions would have been useful to ensure a more balanced text

The historical and theoretical viewpoints and the social benefits of play have been a useful read for students.

I am trying to find a book about play which would replace the Moyles, Excellence of Play and this book didn't suit this level. However I would refer to this book for the NC students.

We will be putting this on the reading list in the autumn when the module next runs. It includes perspectives which are not included in many of our other texts which are focussed on what occurs in the UK.