Play and the Development of the Person

Development of the Trauma Play Scale: Comparison of children manifesting a history of interpersonal trauma with a normative sample.

“…Play has been directly associated with the growth of a child's cognitive, affective, and social development (d'Heurle, 1979). Educators and child development theorists widely recognize the importance of play in childhood (Baggerly & Landreth, 2001).…”