The Self-Respecting Child. A Study in Children's Play and Development.

The purpose of this book is to deepen our understanding of the spontaneous and voluntary activity of healthy normal children. Play is important. Even the most apparangely inconsequential games have a vital role in developing a toddler's skill and judgement, his appreciation of the surrounding world and the people who inhabit it. The author believes that children must be allowed a totally free choice in their play, that it is a mistake to attempt to 'amuse' them, or to think that, left to themselves, troubles will result.(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).