A nice touch in this textbook is the chapter-opening vignettes that hook your interest.
This textbook covers everything from the fundamentals to more specialized topics.
Author: Kevin MacDonald. Contributor: Kevin MacDonald (Edited by). This book provides the latest research and theory in the area of children's play with their parents. It includes discussions of the basic processes involved in parent-child play, parent-child play in atypical populations of children, and parent-child play in cross-cultural perspective.
Introduction: Parents and Children Playing Kevin MacDonald 1. Dilemmas in Adult Play with Children Brian Sutton-Smith Part I. Theoretical Perspectives 2. Parent-Child Play: An Evolutionary Perspective Kevin MacDonald Part II.
PARENT-CHILD PLAY: DESCRIPTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS (SUNY SERIES, CHILDREN'S PLAY IN SOCIETY) By Kevin Macdonald.
