Children who play regularly with their peers are most likely to achieve the highest levels of adjustment as adults. Brian Sutton-Smith achieveadjustmentadult Change image and share on social
The main point for me is that toys are incredibly more important than we realized. Brian Sutton-Smith importantincrediblymain Change image and share on social
We study play because life is crap. Life is crap, and it's full of pain and suffering, and the only thing that makes it worth living - the only thing that makes it possible to get up in the morning and go on living - is play. Brian Sutton-Smith crapfulllife share on social
To play is to act out and be willful, exultant and committed, as if one is assured of one's prospects. Brian Sutton-Smith actassurecommit Change image and share on social
Playful stimulation probably hits all kinds of synaptic possibilities. It is all make-believe and all over the map. The potentiality of the synapses and the potentiality of playfulness are a beautiful marriage. Brian Sutton-Smith beautifulhitkind share on social
The kid who can play imaginatively doesn't tend to be violent. It's the same with adults. Brian Sutton-Smith adultimaginativelykid Change image and share on social
For decades, there has been this assumption that children played and adults didn't. That's rubbish. Brian Sutton-Smith adultassumptionchild Change image and share on social
Once upon a time, soft toys were for babies. Now they're taken for granted as a feature of adult life. Brian Sutton-Smith adultbabyfeature Change image and share on social
Research has shown that children who play often both solitarily and socially become more creative and imaginative than those whose exposure to play and toys is limited. Brian Sutton-Smith childcreativeexposure Change image and share on social
I keep trying to understand the phenomenon of why adults are so literal when children are so imaginative. Toys are a caricature of reality. Brian Sutton-Smith adultcaricaturechild Change image and share on social
