"I Did It Myself": The necessity of solo play for preschoolers

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-50

  Katz, Jill C ^a   Buchholz, Ester S ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alone; Play; Preschool; Self regulation; Solitary; Solitude

Indexed keywords

EID: 1042298442     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0030443991550104     Document Type: Article

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