Role of adult:

Adults can extend and support a

child's play simply by engaging with

children during play. Adults can talk to

children about their play. By being

involved, children learn that adults are

invested in them and respect

their play decisions. Validating their

efforts

Role of adult:

Invite mirroring.

Introduce others’ emotions.

Build the bridge.

Role of adult:

Promote sharing.

Stay in the moment.

It’s all about the drama.

Role of adult:

Support perspective sharing.

Promote collaborative goals.

Point out conflicts.

Play is the result of surplus energy that exists

because the young are freed from the business of self-

preservation through the activities of their parents.

Energy finds its release in the aimless exuberant

activities of play.

surplus energy theory is given by

Play is seen as a mode of dissipating the

inhibitions built up from-fatigue due to tasks that

are relatively new to the organism.

To play is to RELAX...

Play as a way to recuperate from fatigue

experienced from hard work

OPlay restores energy and provides more

benefit to the body than idleness

Recreation

Theory is given by Mitchell and Mason, 1948

Play serves to rid the organism of primitive and

unnecessary instinctual skills carried over by

hereditary.

“Play as the result of biological inheritance."

Recapitulation

Theory is given by

G'Stanley Hall in 1906

Growth theory was not given by Appleton in 1919

Role of Adult:

Adults can help children

develop skill sets that make

social life easy to

manage. Playing with a child

is one way to help develop

social and self-control skill

sets