Nisskaya A.K. Contemporary childhood – territory of play

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Nisskaya A.K. Contemporary childhood – territory of play // Preschool Education Today. 2014, Issue 3 - p. 52–57.

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2014, 3

Anastasia K. Nisskaya
Cand. Sci. (Psychol.), Associate Professor, Department of Educational Programs; Research Fellow, Center for Contemporary Childhood Studies, Institute of Education, National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE), Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract

Today many parents are faced with persistent reminder from educators and psychologists about the need to play in the preschool years. Sometimes it sounds unmodernly. Indeed, why we should waste time on fun when the child is already able to establish contact with adults and peers, is keenly interested in technology, numeracy and reading, dreams about high marks, and besides, is not willing to play, and does not believe in “make-believe”? Perhaps the child has already outgrown the play? May be today’s children do not need the play at all? Or computer games fully satisfy the need for the play? In the article authors try to find answers on these questions.