Did you know that CPT houses the world’s largest play therapy library? We have collected thousands of books, articles, dissertations, and more on play therapy and child development. This library is available to anyone on the University of North Texas campus, but our goal is to make it available to anyone in the world through our new online database, PlayLit. PlayLit is a searchable, user friendly database that you can use to find anything you need to know about play therapy. Right now, you can access the APA references for every entry in our library. To find the full length articles, you can copy and paste the reference or the DOI into your web browser or your university’s online library search bar (some entries will be open access and can viewed by all users, while other entries may require payment or special access through memberships). PlayLit is the best place to start your research into play therapy and child development.
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Campbell, C. A. (1993). An overview of Mr. Rogers and his work with children. Elementary School Guidance & Counseling, 28, 4-9. |
Vandenberg, B., & Kielhofner, G. (1982). Play in evolution, culture, and individual adaptation: Implications for therapy. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 36, 20-35. |
Fretz, B., Warrren, J., & Johnson, J. (1969). Intellectual and perceptual motor development as a function of therapeutic play. Research Quarterly: American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, 40, 687-691. |
Jolly, H. (1969). Play is work: The role of play for sick and healthy children. Lancet, 2, 487-488. |
Murphy, L., & Della-Corte, S. (1989, August). Toys and games that teach: Making the most of leisure time. Special Parent Special Child, 5, 9. |
Staedeli, H. (1962). Play therapy and personality development: An attempt at an interpretation of play experience in childhood. Praxis der Inderpsychologie and Kinderpsychiatrie, 11, 251-255. |
Sutton-Smith, B. (1967). Children at play. Natural History, , 175-181. |
Bodrova, E. (2015). Vygotskian and post-vygotskian views on children's play . American Journal of Play , 7, 371-387. |
Vygotsky, L. S. (1966). Play and its role in the mental development of the child. Voprosy psikhologii, 12, 62-76. |
Noble, E. (1974). Why play?. Nursing Times, 79, 534-536. |
Conn, J. (1939). The child reveals himself through play: The method of the play interview. Mental Hygiene, 23, 49-69. |
Wolffheim, N. (1953, May). The psychology of play. Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie, 2, 127-132. |
Forrest, D. (1978). Spatial play. Psychiatry, 41, 1-23. |
Lindquist, J., Mack, W., & Parham, L. (1982). A synthesis of occupational behavior and sensory integration concepts in theory and practice, Part 2: Clinical applications. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 36, 433-437. |
Ray, D. C. (2106). An overview of child development . In (Eds.), (pp. ). NY,NY: Routledge. |
Feldman, D. (2014). Reading games in Auschwitz: Play in Holocaust youth literature. The Lion and the Unicorn, 38, 360-380. |
Jude, J. (1982). Laughter, truth, or the vital necessity of play. Neuropsychiatrie de L'Enfance et de L'Adolescence, 30, 373-375. |
Anderson, H. H., Hanley, C., & Hurley, J. R. (1955). Personality development in infancy and the preschool years. Educational Research, 25, 453-469. |
Fein, G. G. (1981). Pretend play in childhood: an intergrative review. Child Development, 52, 1095-1118. |