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American Academy of Pediatrics. (2016). Media and young minds. Pediatrics, 138(5), e20162591. publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/138/5/e20162591/60503/Media-and-Young-Minds?autologincheck=redirected
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). Physical activity facts. archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/healthyschools/physicalactivity/facts.htm
Ginsburg, K. R. (2007). The importance of play in promoting healthy child development and maintaining strong parent-child bonds. Pediatrics, 119(1), 182–191. publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/119/1/182/70699/The-Importance-of-Play-in-Promoting-Healthy-Child
Gray, P. (2011). The decline of play and the rise of psychopathology in children and adolescents. American Journal of Play, 3(4), 443–463. files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ985541.pdf
Milteer, R. M., et al. (2012). The importance of play in promoting healthy child development and maintaining strong parent-child bond: focus on children in poverty. Pediatrics, 129(1), e204–e213. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22201149
Utah State University Extension Hidden Gems Adventure Guides . https://extension.usu.edu/relationships/hiddengems/
Whitebread, D., et al. (2017). The importance of play. Toy Industries of Europe. https://www.toyindustries.eu/resource/the-importance-of-play-report/
Yogman, M., et al. (2018). The Power of Play: A Pediatric Role in Enhancing Development in Young Children. Pediatrics, 142(3), e20182058. publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/142/3/e20182058/38649/The-Power-of-Play-A-Pediatric-Role-in-Enhancing
American Academy of Pediatrics. (2016). Media and young minds. Pediatrics, 138(5), e20162591. publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/138/5/e20162591/60503/Media-and-Young-Minds?autologincheck=redirected
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). Physical activity facts. archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/healthyschools/physicalactivity/facts.htm
Ginsburg, K. R. (2007). The importance of play in promoting healthy child development and maintaining strong parent-child bonds. Pediatrics, 119(1), 182–191. publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/119/1/182/70699/The-Importance-of-Play-in-Promoting-Healthy-Child
Gray, P. (2011). The decline of play and the rise of psychopathology in children and adolescents. American Journal of Play, 3(4), 443–463. files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ985541.pdf
Milteer, R. M., et al. (2012). The importance of play in promoting healthy child development and maintaining strong parent-child bond: focus on children in poverty. Pediatrics, 129(1), e204–e213. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22201149
Utah State University Extension Hidden Gems Adventure Guides . https://extension.usu.edu/relationships/hiddengems/
Whitebread, D., et al. (2017). The importance of play. Toy Industries of Europe. https://www.toyindustries.eu/resource/the-importance-of-play-report/
Yogman, M., et al. (2018). The Power of Play: A Pediatric Role in Enhancing Development in Young Children. Pediatrics, 142(3), e20182058. publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/142/3/e20182058/38649/The-Power-of-Play-A-Pediatric-Role-in-Enhancing
