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Healthy play, better coping

the importance of play for the development of children in health and disease

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.

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Sanne Nijhof
Christiaan Vinkers
Stefan van Geelen
Sasja Duijff
Marijke Achterberg
Janjaap van der Net
Remco Veltkamp
Martha Grootenhuis
Elise van de Putte
Manon Hillegers
Anneke van der Brug
Corette Wierenga
Manon Benders
Kors van der Ent
Louk Vanderschuren
Heidi Lesscher

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(buiten) spelen
aandoeningen
chronische aandoeningen
kinderen
lichamelijke ontwikkeling
motoriek

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