References & Resources
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References
Ted Talks
Robinson, K. (2006). Do schools kill creativity?
Patterson, M. (2020). The nature of education
Gray, P. (2014). The decline of play.
Academic Articles
Barker, J. E., Semenov, A. D., Michaelson, L., Provan, L. S., Snyder, H. R., & Munakata, Y. (2014). Less-structured time in children’s daily lives predicts self-directed executive functioning. Frontiers in psychology, 593.
Bento, G., & Dias, G. (2017). The importance of outdoor play for young children’s healthy development. Porto biomedical journal, 2(5), 157-160.
Burdette, H. L., & Whitaker, R. C. (2005). Resurrecting free play in young children: looking beyond fitness and fatness to attention, affiliation, and affect. Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine, 159(1), 46-50.
Faber Taylor, A., & Kuo, F. E. (2011). Could exposure to everyday green spaces help treat ADHD? Evidence from children’s play settings. Applied Psychology: Health and Well‐Being, 3(3), 281-303.
Little, H., & Wyver, S. (2008). Outdoor play: Does avoiding the risks reduce the benefits?. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 33(2), 33-40.
Stewart, A. L., Field, T. A., & Echterling, L. G. (2016). Neuroscience and the magic of play therapy. International Journal of Play Therapy, 25(1), 4. Change
Books
Brown, S. L. (2009). Play: How it shapes the brain, opens the imagination, and invigorates the soul. Penguin.
Brownlee, P., & Crisp, K. (2016). The sacred urge to play: Unfolding your child’s intelligence, imagination, creativity and joy for life. Good Egg Books.
Clark, K. M. (2014). Play therapy: A comprehensive guide to theory and practice. Guilford Publications.
Louv, R. (2008). Last child in the woods: Saving our children from nature-deficit disorder. Algonquin books
Prendiville, E. & Howard, J. (Eds). (2016). Creative psychotherapy: Applying the principles of neurobiology to play and expressive arts-based practice. Routledge.
Blogs
Hood, N. (2021). Play in schools: what we know, growing concerns, and a possible route forward. The Education Hub.