Healthy play, better coping: The importance of play for the development of children in health and disease

Autor: Nijhof, Sanne L, Vinkers, Christiaan H, van Geelen, Stefan M, Duijff, Sasja N, Achterberg, E J Marijke, der Net, Janjaap van, Veltkamp, Remco C, Grootenhuis, Martha A, de Putte, Elise M van, Hillegers, Manon H J, der Brug, Anneke W van, Wierenga, Corette J, Benders, Manon J N L, Engels, Rutger C M E, der Ent, C Kors van, Vanderschuren, Louk J M J, Lesscher, Heidi M B, dASS BW-1, Behaviour & Welfare, Sub Neurobiologie van gedrag, Sub Cell Biology, Celbiologie, Sub General Pharmacology, LS Ethiek, Sub Multimedia, Leerstoel Engels
Přispěvatelé: dASS BW-1, Behaviour & Welfare, Sub Neurobiologie van gedrag, Sub Cell Biology, Celbiologie, Sub General Pharmacology, LS Ethiek, Sub Multimedia, Leerstoel Engels, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry / Psychology
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 95, 421-429. Elsevier Ltd.
Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 95, 421. Elsevier Limited
Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 95, 421. Elsevier Ltd
ISSN: 0149-7634
Popis: Play is of vital importance for the healthy development of children. From a developmental perspective, play offers ample physical, emotional, cognitive, and social benefits. It allows children and adolescents to develop motor skills, experiment with their (social) behavioural repertoire, simulate alternative scenarios, and address the various positive and negative consequences of their behaviour in a safe and engaging context. Children with a chronic or life-threatening disease may face obstacles that negatively impact play and play development, possibly impeding developmental milestones, beyond the actual illness itself. Currently, there is limited understanding of the impact of (1) aberrant or suppressed play and (2) play-related interventions on the development of chronic diseased children. We argue that stimulating play behaviour enhances the adaptability of a child to a (chronic) stressful condition and promotes cognitive, social, emotional and psychomotor functioning, thereby strengthening the basis for their future health. Systematic play research will help to develop interventions for young patients, to better cope with the negative consequences of their illness and stimulate healthy development.
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