Understanding Children’s Play

The International Library of Psychology UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN'S PLAY Founded by C. K. Ogden The International Library of Psychology DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY In 32 Volumes The Child's Discovery of Death The Psychology of the Infant The Psychology of Special Abilities and Disabilities IV The Child and His Family From Birth to Maturity V The Mental Development of the Child VI The Psychology of Children's Drawings VII Educational Psychology VIII A Study of Imagination in Early Childhood IX Understanding Children's Play X Intellectual Growth in Young Children XI Conversations with Children XII The Growth of the Mind XIII The Child's Unconscious Mind XIV Infant Speech XV The Growth of Reason XVI The Growing Child and its Problems XVII XVIII The Child's Conception of Physical Causality The Child's Conception of Geometry XIX The Construction of Reality in the Child XX The Early Growth of Logic in the Child XXI The Growth of Logical Thinking from XXII Childhood to Adolescence XXIII Judgement and Reasoning in the Child XXIV The Moral Judgment of the Child XXV Play, Dreams and Imitation in Childhood XXVI The Psychology of Intelligence XXVII Mental Health and Infant Development, VI XXVIII Mental Health and Infant Development, V2 XXIX Modern Psychology and Education XXX The Dynamics of Education XXXI Education Psychology XXXII The Principles of Teaching I II III Anthony Bernfeld Bronner Buhler Buhler Buhler Eng Fox Griffiths Hartley et al Isaacs Katz Koffka Lay Lewis Lorimer Miller Piaget Piagetet al Piaget Inbelder et al Inhelder et al Piaget Piaget Piaget Piaget Soddy Soddy Sturt Taba Thorndike Thorndike UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN'S PLAY RUTH E HARTLEY, LAWRENCE K FRANK AND ROBERT M GOLDENSON Prefatory Note by Newton Bigelow First published in 1952 by Routledge Reprinted in 1999,2000,2002 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, axon, OX14 4RN Transferred to Digital Printing 2007 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group © 1952 Ruth E Hartley, Lawrence K Frank & Robert M Goldenson All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or urilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers The publishers have made every effort to contact authors/copyright holders of the works reprinted in the International Library of Psychology This has not been possible in every case, however, and we would welcome correspondence from those individuals/companies we have been unable to trace. These reprints are taken from original copies of each book In many cases the condition of these originals is not perfect. The publisher has gone to great lengths to ensure the quality of these reprints, but wishes to point out that certain characteristics of the original copies will, of necessity, be apparent in reprints thereof. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from rhe British Library Understanding Children's Play ISBN 0415-20990-0 Developmental Psychology: 32 Volumes ISBN 0415-21128-X The International Library of Psychology: 204 Volumes ISBN 0415-19132-7 ISBN 978-1-136-31412-4 (ebk) PREFATORY NOTE of a healthy personality has its beginnings with the beginning of life itself and it is generally recognized today that the groundwork for a lifetime of mental health is laid during the early years. Parents, teachers, and others who deal with young children have an important role to play in these years. In the promotion of good mental health, it is essential that we help them to acquire insight into the child's emotional needs and the exigencies of his adjustment to life as he learns to understand himself