It's a mistake to try to use play to deliberately foster developmental progress. Brian Sutton-Smith deliberatelydevelopmentalfoster Change image and share on social
Play is always a fantasy, but once you get into the frame, it is quite real, and everything you do is real. You put acres and acres of real movement and real action and real belief in it. Brian Sutton-Smith acreactionbelief Change image and share on social
Puritanical attempts to cure society by taking toys away from children are hypocritical and futile. Brian Sutton-Smith attemptchildcure Change image and share on social
A weakness of many of the self-oriented play theories is that they often sound too much like vain consumerism instead of being about the more passionate and willful character of human play, which involves a willingness, even if a fantasy, to believe in the play venture itself. Brian Sutton-Smith characterconsumerismfantasy share on social
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
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
