Citation

Lyon K. J. Fam. Health Care 2003; 13(1): 24-25.

Affiliation

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Trust.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Professional, Managerial and Healthcare Publications)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12696302

Abstract

This article outlines the importance of play in the healthy development of children. It describes the role of playwork, in which professionals use play as a medium for observing and assessing children and their interactions with others and facilitating development and communication. The uses of play and playwork in working with teenage parents and their children are discussed.

Language: en