The case for make believe : saving play in a commercialized world /
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New York :
New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton & Company,
2008.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Defending pretending : the necessity of make believe
- 2. Sold out : commercialism, technology, and creative play
- 3. Baby scam : the false promise of screen time for infants and toddlers
- 4. True romance : my love affair with D.W. Winnicott
- 5. Michael : grappling with change
- 6. Joey, Olivia, and Emma : limits, boundaries, and the freedom to play
- 7. Kara : the truth in make believe
- 8. Angelo : playing about secrets
- 9. Wham! pow! oof! : how media violence is killing play
- 10. The princess trap : make believe and the loss of middle childhood
- 11. Playing for life : what we all gain from make believe
- 12. Sasha, your peas are calling you : nurturing play in a culture bent on squelching it.
