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We’ve rounded up a set of high-quality play resources for you to explore. The library houses a collection of links that will take you to peer-reviewed publications, videos of play experts, and websites that may be of interest to you.

You can use the filters below to find the resources that best match your interests. The library can be sorted by format (journal papers, videos, blogs etc.), child age, and type of play.

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Thera-Build® with LEGO®: A Playful Therapeutic Approach for Promoting Emotional Well-Being in Children
Title: Thera-Build® with LEGO®: A Playful Therapeutic Approach for Promoting Emotional Well-Being in Children
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Publication year: 2018
Date: 21/05/2018
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The SAGE Handbook of Developmental Psychology and Early Childhood Education
Title: The SAGE Handbook of Developmental Psychology and Early Childhood Education
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Author/s: , , , , ,
Publication year: 2019
Link: https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=b_idDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA63&dq=rao+and+gibson+the+role+of+pretend+play+in+supporting+young+children%27s+emotional+development&ots=gCo64s-N6D&sig=X7_dexN11inoaJuEqM3ftCcaYdU&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=rao%20and%20gibson%20the%20role%20of%20pretend%20play%20in%20supporting%20young%20children's%20emotional%20development&f=false
Date: 27/07/2019
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Prospective relations among preschoolers’ play, coping, and adjustment as moderated by stressful events
Title: Prospective relations among preschoolers’ play, coping, and adjustment as moderated by stressful events
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Author/s: ,
Publication year: 2014
Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0193397314000033
Date: 01/05/2014
Volume: 35
Page/s: 223-233
Emotion, imagination and the world’s furniture
Title: Emotion, imagination and the world’s furniture
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Publication year: 2017
Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2016.1255193
Date: 02/11/2017
Volume: 14
Page/s: 672-683
Supporting the development of empathy: The role of theory of mind and fantasy orientation
Title: Supporting the development of empathy: The role of theory of mind and fantasy orientation
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Author/s: , , ,
Publication year: 2017
Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/sode.12232
Date: 28/07/2022
Volume: 26
Page/s: 951-964
Expanding home visiting outcomes: Collaborative measurement of parental play beliefs and examination of their association with parents’ involvement in toddler’s learning
Title: Expanding home visiting outcomes: Collaborative measurement of parental play beliefs and examination of their association with parents’ involvement in toddler’s learning
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Author/s: ,
Publication year: 2016
Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S088520061530034X
Date: 01/07/2016
Volume: 36
Page/s: 157-167
Comparison of attitudes of parents having children in early childhood period related to play
Title: Comparison of attitudes of parents having children in early childhood period related to play
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Author/s: , ,
Publication year: 2009
Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042809001682
Date: 01/01/2009
Volume: 1
Page/s: 933-938
The role of play in children’s learning: the perspective of Ghanaian early years stakeholders
Title: The role of play in children’s learning: the perspective of Ghanaian early years stakeholders
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Author/s: ,
Publication year: 2018
Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/09575146.2018.1473344
Date: 03/06/2018
Page/s: 1-16
A systematic literature review of empirical evidence on computer games and serious games
Title: A systematic literature review of empirical evidence on computer games and serious games
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Author/s: , , , ,
Publication year: 2012
Link: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0360131512000619
Date: 01/09/2012
Volume: 59
Page/s: 661-686
Serious games continuum: Between games for purpose and experiential environments for purpose
Title: Serious games continuum: Between games for purpose and experiential environments for purpose
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Publication year: 2011
Date: 31/12/2011
Volume: 2
Page/s: 61-68
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