TY - JOUR
T1 - Healthy play, better coping
T2 - The importance of play for the development of children in health and disease
AU - Nijhof, Sanne L.
AU - Vinkers, Christiaan H.
AU - van Geelen, Stefan M.
AU - Duijff, Sasja N.
AU - Achterberg, E. J.Marijke
AU - van der Net, Janjaap
AU - Veltkamp, Remco C.
AU - Grootenhuis, Martha A.
AU - van de Putte, Elise M.
AU - Hillegers, Manon H.J.
AU - van der Brug, Anneke W.
AU - Wierenga, Corette J.
AU - Benders, Manon J.N.L.
AU - Engels, Rutger C.M.E.
AU - van der Ent, C. Kors
AU - Vanderschuren, Louk J.M.J.
AU - Lesscher, Heidi M.B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The Authors
PY - 2018/12
Y1 - 2018/12
N2 - Play is of vital importance for the healthy development of children. From a developmental perspective, play offers ample physical, emotional, cognitive, and social benefits. It allows children and adolescents to develop motor skills, experiment with their (social) behavioural repertoire, simulate alternative scenarios, and address the various positive and negative consequences of their behaviour in a safe and engaging context. Children with a chronic or life-threatening disease may face obstacles that negatively impact play and play development, possibly impeding developmental milestones, beyond the actual illness itself. Currently, there is limited understanding of the impact of (1) aberrant or suppressed play and (2) play-related interventions on the development of chronic diseased children. We argue that stimulating play behaviour enhances the adaptability of a child to a (chronic) stressful condition and promotes cognitive, social, emotional and psychomotor functioning, thereby strengthening the basis for their future health. Systematic play research will help to develop interventions for young patients, to better cope with the negative consequences of their illness and stimulate healthy development.
AB - Play is of vital importance for the healthy development of children. From a developmental perspective, play offers ample physical, emotional, cognitive, and social benefits. It allows children and adolescents to develop motor skills, experiment with their (social) behavioural repertoire, simulate alternative scenarios, and address the various positive and negative consequences of their behaviour in a safe and engaging context. Children with a chronic or life-threatening disease may face obstacles that negatively impact play and play development, possibly impeding developmental milestones, beyond the actual illness itself. Currently, there is limited understanding of the impact of (1) aberrant or suppressed play and (2) play-related interventions on the development of chronic diseased children. We argue that stimulating play behaviour enhances the adaptability of a child to a (chronic) stressful condition and promotes cognitive, social, emotional and psychomotor functioning, thereby strengthening the basis for their future health. Systematic play research will help to develop interventions for young patients, to better cope with the negative consequences of their illness and stimulate healthy development.
KW - Child
KW - Chronic illness
KW - Coping
KW - Development
KW - Health
KW - Play
KW - Resilience
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85055900648&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.09.024
DO - 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.09.024
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30273634
AN - SCOPUS:85055900648
SN - 0149-7634
VL - 95
SP - 421
EP - 429
JO - Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
JF - Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
ER -