Creative Play with Children at Risk

Creative Play with Children at Risk clearly illustrates the importance of play for the developing child and outlines research showing the consequences of the 'non-playing child'.

The book provides practical ideas for play for children from birth onwards and gives clear descriptions of the application of play techniques with children with special needs. These include children with developmental delay as well as children who have suffered abuse.

The book draws attention to the application of sensory play and its role in a 'survival' approach, and includes contrasting approaches to play and play therapy and emphasises the importance of 'preventative play' for healthy development.

Play techniques include:

• Sand plan and sculpting
• Shields and shelters
• Secret faces, puppets and story dolls
• Dramatic play, theatre and performance.

Age: Birth-14

Content

224pp A4, wire-o-bound

Chapters

• Introduction
• Play and child development
• Cross cultural play
• Sensory play
• Physical play
• Projective play
• Puppet and doll play
• Dramatic play and drama.