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The case for make believe : saving play in a commercialized world / Susan Linn. by Linn, Susan. New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton & Company, 2008. Call #: 155.418 L758c Subjects Play -- Psychological aspects.   Advertising and children. ISBN:  9781565849709 (hc.) 1565849701 (hc.) Description:  xi, 258 p. ; 22 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-249) and index. Contents:  1. Defending pretending: the necessity of make believe -- 2. Sold out: commercialism, technology, and creative play -- 3. Baby scam: the false promise of screen time for infants and toddlers -- 4. True romance: my love affair with D.W. Winnicott -- 5. Michael: grappling with change -- 6. Joey, Olivia, and Emma: limits, boundaries, and the freedom to play -- 7. Kara: the truth in make believe -- 8. Angelo: playing about secrets -- 9. Wham! pow! oof!: how media violence is killing play -- 10. The princess trap: make believe and the loss of middle childhood -- 11. Playing for life: what we all gain from make believe -- 12. Sasha, your peas are calling you: nurturing play in a culture bent on squelching it. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Bedford Public Library Adult Nonfiction 155.418 L758c Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 155.418 L758c Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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