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The Power of Play: A Pediatric Role in Enhancing Development in Young Children

Michael Yogman, Andrew Garner, Jeffrey Hutchinson, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, COMMITTEE ON PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH and COUNCIL ON COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA
Pediatrics September 2018, 142 (3) e20182058; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2018-2058
Michael Yogman
aDepartment of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University and Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts;
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Andrew Garner
bDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Medical Practices, Cleveland, Ohio;
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Jeffrey Hutchinson
cDepartment of Pediatrics, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland;
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Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
dDepartment of Psychology, Brookings Institution and Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
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vol. 142 no. 3 e20182058
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https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2018-2058
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30126932

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0031-4005
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  • Published online August 31, 2018.

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  1. Michael Yogman, MD, FAAPa,
  2. Andrew Garner, MD, PhD, FAAPb,
  3. Jeffrey Hutchinson, MD, FAAPc,
  4. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, PhDd,
  5. Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, PhDe,
  6. COMMITTEE ON PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH,
  7. COUNCIL ON COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA
    1. aDepartment of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University and Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts;
    2. bDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Medical Practices, Cleveland, Ohio;
    3. cDepartment of Pediatrics, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland;
    4. dDepartment of Psychology, Brookings Institution and Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
    5. eSchool of Education, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
    1. Dr Yogman prepared the first draft of this report and took the lead in reconciling the numerous edits, contributions, and suggestions from the other authors; Drs Garner, Hutchinson, Hirsh-Pasek, and Golinkoff made significant contributions to the manuscript by revising multiple drafts and responding to all reviewer concerns; and all authors approved the final manuscript as submitted.

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    Michael Yogman, Andrew Garner, Jeffrey Hutchinson, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, COMMITTEE ON PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH, COUNCIL ON COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA
    Pediatrics Sep 2018, 142 (3) e20182058; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-2058

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    Pediatrics Sep 2018, 142 (3) e20182058; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-2058
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