Consider the following scenario: Dr. Stuart Brown, founder of the National Institute for Play, has contacted you and asked you to share your personal “play history” for his research. He offers: “So what I would encourage you … to do is to explore backwards as far as you can go to the most clear, joyful, playful image you have, whether it’s a toy, or on a birthday, or on a vacation … and begin to build from the emotion of that into how that connects with your life now.” (Brown, 2010) Keeping in mind that Brown believes our play histories are the basis for our passions and inner drives as adults: post your response to the following: – Describe your play history, using specific examples from your childhood. – Use terminology, definitions, categories of play, and any additional information from “The Power of Play: A Pediatric Role in Enhancing Development in Young Children” and other resources in the module to further describe and deepen your play history. – Reflect on how your play history may have impacted your own physical, cognitive, language, social, and emotional development.
