Sobkin V.S., Kaznacheva K.N. Child play in the eyes of parents

Sobkin V.S., Kaznacheva K.N. Child play in the eyes of parents // Preschool Education Today. 2011, Issue 2 - p. 16-22.

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2011, 2

Kseniya N. Kaznacheva
Рostgraduate student of Institute of Sociology of Education of Russian Academy of Education (Moscow, Russia)

Vladimir S. Sobkin
Dr. Sci. (Psychology), Professor, Academician of RAE, Head of The Center for Socio-Cultural Problems of Modern Education, The Federal Scientific Center for Psychological and Interdisciplinary Research, Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract

The article describes parent’s perception of their children’s play in preschool age. The author pays special attention to where the child play takes place and how parents are involved in it, physically and emotionally, their role as protagonists of thematic play. Additionally, an analysis of parent’s notions regarding their children’s play preferences is provided.