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

Authors

Michael Yogman, Harvard University
Andrew Garner, Case Western Reserve University
Jeffrey Hutchinson, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Brookings Institution
Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, University of Delaware
Virginia Keane
Rebecca Baum
Thresia Gambon
Arthur Lavin
Gerri Mattson
Lawrence Wissow
Sahron Berry, Society of Pediatric PsychologyFollow
Amy Starin, – National Association of Social Workers
Edward Christopherson, Society of Pediatric Psychology
Abigail Schlesinger, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatr
Karen S. Smith
David L. Hill
Nusheen Ameenuddin
Yolanda Reid Ghassiakos
Corinn Cross
Rhea Boyd
Robert Mendelson
Megan A. Moreno
Wendy Sue Swanson
Justin Smith
Kristopher Kaliebe, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Jennifer Pomeranz, American Public Health Association Health Law Special Interest Group
Brian Wilcox, American Psychological Association
Thomas McPheron

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

9-1-2018

Publisher

American Academy of Pediatrics

Source Publication

Pediatrics

Source ISSN

0031-4005

Abstract

Children need to develop a variety of skill sets to optimize their development and manage toxic stress. Research demonstrates that developmentally appropriate play with parents and peers is a singular opportunity to promote the social-emotional, cognitive, language, and self-regulation skills that build executive function and a prosocial brain. Furthermore, play supports the formation of the safe, stable, and nurturing relationships with all caregivers that children need to thrive.

Comments

Accepted version. Pediatrics, Vol. 142, No. 3 (September 1, 2018). DOI. © 2018 American Academy of Pediatrics. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Yogman, Michael; Garner, Andrew; Hutchinson, Jeffrey; Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy; Golinkoff, Roberta Michnick; Keane, Virginia; Baum, Rebecca; Gambon, Thresia; Lavin, Arthur; Mattson, Gerri; Wissow, Lawrence; Berry, Sahron; Starin, Amy; Christopherson, Edward; Schlesinger, Abigail; Smith, Karen S.; Hill, David L.; Ameenuddin, Nusheen; Ghassiakos, Yolanda Reid; Cross, Corinn; Boyd, Rhea; Mendelson, Robert; Moreno, Megan A.; Swanson, Wendy Sue; Smith, Justin; Kaliebe, Kristopher; Pomeranz, Jennifer; Wilcox, Brian; and McPheron, Thomas, "The Power of Play: A Pediatric Role in Enhancing Development in Young Children" (2018). College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications. 610.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/nursing_fac/610