Play How it shapes the brain, opens the


imagination, and invigorates the soul


Authored by Stuart Brown, MD & Christopher Vaughn Avery, 2009 ISBN: 978-1583333785


Written primarily for the layperson, Play by Dr. Stuart Brown explores the play histories of people with a wide variety of life experiences.           development and throughout the lifespan. Dr. Brown looks at play    is applied to the numerous human play histories he has gathered in order to connect the common themes of play with their applications to development.


This book advocatesfor aresurgenceofplaythroughoutlife, encouraging adults to remember and revisit what made them feel               play experiences encountered initially in childhood. Dr. Brown draws           for lifelong play to achieve holistic growth. Support is given for the


ways in which play supports, encourages, and enhances children’s development, as well as how and why people need to bring play back into their lives if it is missing. This encouraging work would be a wonderful resource to provide to parents of children in play therapy, as we continue to promote the power of free play and child-led play experiences. And it


just may help play therapists answer the age-old question of “so do you just…play?”


ABOUT THE REVIEWER: Julie Nash, PhD, RPT-S, is in private practice where she provides therapy for people of


all ages and


play therapy continuing education trainings, and consultation. She is President of the New England Association for Play Therapy, 2022 APT Conference Committee Chair, and recipient of APT’s 2018 Emerging Leader Service Award. drjulienash@hotmail.com


Live + Virtual Trainings Addressing Developmental Trauma in Play Therapy Basics of Play Therapy   EMDR in Play Therapy  Polyvagal in the Playroom Ready and Set to Go! In Play Therapy Supervision Widening the Window of Tolerance with Trauma in Play Therapy


On-Demand Basics of Play Therapy  Family Play Therapy Techniques Polyvagal in the Playroom Ready and Set to Go! in Play Therapy Supervision


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