The Science of Play

by Susan G. Solomon

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Poor design and wasted funding characterize today's American playgrounds. A range of factors-including a litigious culture, overzealous safety guidelines, and an ethos of risk aversion-have created uniform and unimaginative playgrounds. These spaces fail to nurture the development of children or promote playgrounds as an active component in enlivening community space. Solomon's book demonstrates how to alter the status quo by allying data with design. Recent information from the behavioral sciences indicates that kids need to take risks; experience failure but also have a chance to succeed and master difficult tasks; learn to plan and solve problems; exercise self-control; and...Read more
  • ISBN10 1611686105
  • ISBN13 9781611686104
  • Publish Date 4 December 2014 (first published 1 January 2014)
  • Publish Status Transferred
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University Press of New England
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 232
  • Language English