Big Body Play: Why Boisterous, Vigorous, and Very Physical Play Is Essential to Children's Development and Learning

Limiting Play Means Limiting Learning

As children grow, the physical ways that they use their bodies naturally become rowdier, rougher, and riskier, especially in their play. But the climbing, leaping, running, and wrestling that many children love are often limited or shut down entirely by well-meaning adults. Author Frances Carlson—who coined the term big body play to describe the energetic, noisy kinds of play that children engage in—returns with this highly anticipated second edition to...