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
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
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
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
People who play are happier people. And people who don't have access to play tend to be depressed. Brian Sutton-Smith accessdepresshappy Change image and share on social
Adults spend $500 billion on games and leisure activity each year, and some adults lament that kids get $15 billion for toys. Brian Sutton-Smith activityadultbillion Change image and share on social
