December 2006
Play Matters Resources

The Power of Play
http://zerotothree.org/play/pdf/ThePowerofPlay.pdf

The Importance of Play
http://www.zerotothree.org/tips/play-series.html

Pointers for Parents – Play to Learn
http://www.zerotothree.org/play/pdf/play-article.pdf

The Nature of Children’s Play
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/nature.of.childs.play.html

Harried parents urged to just let their kids play http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15186964/from/ET/

Playing to Learn http://www.seminolechronicle.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/07/21/44bfc5b6897ef

New AAP Report Stresses Play for Healthy Development
http://www.aap.org/pressroom/play-public.htm

Play Matters
Contact Michele Smith at the Alabama Partnership for Children (866) 711-4025 or mmAPCkidstuff@knology.net

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