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Let's Play! Why We Need to Have More Fun

Research shows that play is essential to healthy social, emotional, and academic development, but kids today are doing less and less of it. This issue of Greater Good explores why play is so importantfor kids and adults and how we can bring it back.

 

Table of Contents

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From the Editors
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In Brief
How can scientists beam altruism into outer space?
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The moral lives of babies
Can you be too happy?
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Columns
Brain Teaser: Are liberals' and conservatives' brains different?
Body Language: Was Roger Clements lying?
Social Intelligence: Daniel Goleman on empathy and apathy

Let's Play!

Can We Play?
Play is essential to positive human development, but kids are playing less and less, says psychologist David Elkind. What can we do to build a new culture of play?
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Games Animals Play
Animal play is serious business, say scientists Lee Alan Dugatkin and Sarina Rodrigues.
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Confessions of an Anxious Parent
Are today’s parents afraid to let their kids play? Jill Suttie tries to strike a balance between safety, freedom, and success.
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The Wild Ones
Adults have always tried to control children’s play. But Howard P. Chudacoff argues that the kids will always win.
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Playing the Blame Game
Video games stand accused of causing obesity, violence, and lousy grades. But new research paints a surprisingly complicated picture, reports Jeremy Adam Smith.
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With Friends Like These...
Marjorie Taylor and Alison B. Shawber explain what imaginary friends can reveal about the kids who create them.
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You’re It!
Play isn’t just for kids, reports Karen Solomon.
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Q&A: Playing Doctor
An interview with Patch Adams
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Features

The Forgiveness Instinct

by Michael E. McCullough
To understand the human potential for peace, we have to learn three simple truths about forgiveness and revenge.
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The Postpartum Brain
by Anna J. Abramson
New research casts light on the troubling thoughts many new mothers experience.
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In Review

Print:
Digital Divides
New books look at how the Internet unites and divides us; plus, books on happiness, forgiveness, philanthropy, and more.
Culture:
Why the time is right to celebrate female superheroes

An Idea for the Greater Good
Anthropologist Douglas Fry shows that war is not universal.

Resources for the Greater Good [PDF]
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