"We've all done it and we see it all around us. But ask anyone to say what 'play' is and we often have a problem," asserts Perry Else, before taking us through a journey of (re)discovery. The Integral Play Framework, an integrated model showing "how the various aspects of the child's world are interrelated", provides the scaffold for exploring diverse play types, grouped to illustrate why play is physically, mentally, culturally and socially important.
Else's focus on children's "internal world of feelings" is particularly welcome in the emerging context of play being seen as an antidote to childhood obesity or antisocial behaviour. Drawing upon an enormous number of theoretical and practical works, Else highlights key playwork concepts such as the "play cycle". He also demonstrates how playwork services can contribute to Every Child Matters.
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