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Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology
2013. Vol. 2, no. 2, 6–18
ISSN: 2304-4977 (online)

Role of play in child’s life and development: New approach to the rights of the child

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E.O. Smirnova, M.V. Sokolova

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Abstract

The article introduces the readers to the UN general comments on article 31 of Convention on the Rights of the Child, made by IPA (International Play Association), which proclaims the children’s right to play. This Association sets a goal to unite the efforts of experts to enact the value of play and to investigate the state of child play across the world. The article presents the main statements concerning the nature of play and its meaning in the way they are conceived by representatives of International Play Association. The article also includes the text of amendments to article 31 of Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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Keywords: child play; right to play; IPA –International Play Association; UN Convention on the rights of the child; proposals ensuring right to play; conditions for child play, adventure play ground

Journal rubric: Developmental Psychology and Age-Related Psychology

Article type: review article

For citation: Smirnova E.O., Sokolova M.V. Role of play in child’s life and development: New approach to the rights of the child [Elektronnyi resurs]. Sovremennaia zarubezhnaia psikhologiia = Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology, 2013. Vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 6–18. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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Information About the Authors

Elena O. Smirnova, Doctor of Psychology, Рrofessor of the Department of Preschool Pedagogics and Psychology of the Faculty of Psychology of Education, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russia

Mariya V. Sokolova, PhD in Psychology, Associated professor. Faculty of Advance Training, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russia, e-mail: sokolovamw@mail.ru

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