“As the creative adult needs to toy with ideas, the child, to form his ideas, needs toys--and plenty of leisure and scope to play with them as he likes, and not just the way adults think proper. This is why he must be given this freedom for his play to be successful and truly serve him well.” ThinkingWayNeedsWellsChildrenIdeasPlayFormGivenCreativityCreativeSuccessfulAdultsLikesPlentyBeing SuccessfulLeisureToysScope Author:Bruno Bettelheim
“From a child's play, we can gain understanding of how he sees and construes the world--what he would like it to be, what his concerns are, what problems are besetting him.” WorldChildrenPlayProblemUnderstandingGainsConcernChildren Playing Author:Bruno Bettelheim
“The child knows only that he engages in play because it is enjoyable. He isn't aware of his need to play--a need which has its source in the pressure of unsolved problems. Nor does he know that his pleasure in playing comes from a deep sense of well-being that is the direct result of feeling in control of things, in contrast to the rest of his life, which is managed by his parents or other adults.” KnowsNeedsWellsChildrenDoePlayFeelingsProblemParentPleasureResultsSourceAdultsDirectPressureWell BeingContrastEnjoyableUnsolved Problems Author:Bruno Bettelheim
“Play reaches the habits most needed for intellectual growth.” PlayGrowthNeededHabitIntellectualIntellectual Growth Author:Bruno Bettelheim
“Play permits the child to resolve in symbolic form unsolved problems of the past and to cope directly or symbolically with present concerns. It is also his most significant tool for preparing himself for the future and its tasks.” ChildrenPlayProblemPastFormConcernToolsTasksSignificantResolvePermitPreparingSymbolicUnsolved Problems Author:Bruno Bettelheim
