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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;
Andrew Garner
bDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Medical Practices, Cleveland, Ohio;
Jeffrey Hutchinson
cDepartment of Pediatrics, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland;
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
dDepartment of Psychology, Brookings Institution and Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
eSchool of Education, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware

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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, COUNCIL ON COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA
Pediatrics Sep 2018, 142 (3) e20182058; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-2058
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, COUNCIL ON COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA
Pediatrics Sep 2018, 142 (3) e20182058; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-2058
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- Article
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Nature of Learning and Play
- Categories of Play
- Development of Play
- Effects on Brain Structure and Functioning
- Benefits of Play
- Benefits to Adults of Playing With Children
- Implications for Preschool Education
- Modern Challenges
- Role of Media in Children’s Play
- Barriers to Play
- Role of Pediatricians
- Conclusions
- Lead Authors
- Contributor
- Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health, 2017–2018
- Liaisons
- Staff
- Council on Communications and Media, 2017–2018
- Liaisons
- Staff
- Footnotes
- References
- Figures & Data
- Info & Metrics
- Comments
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