The Case for Make Believe: Saving Play in a Commercialized World

by Susan Linn

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In "The Case for Make Believe," Harvard child psychologist Susan Linn tells the alarming story of childhood under siege in a commercialized and technology-saturated world. Although play is essential to human development and children are born with an innate capacity for make believe, Linn argues that, in modern-day America, nurturing creative play is not only countercultural--it threatens corporate profits. A book with immediate relevance for parents...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1565849701

ISBN13:9781565849709

Release Date:July 2009

Publisher:New Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.9" x 8.4"

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Child Psychology Education Education & Reference Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Parenting & Relationships Psychology Psychology & Counseling

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