Who's Calling The Shots?: How To Respond Effectively To Children's Fascination With War Play, War Toys And Violent Tv: how to respond effectively to children's fascination with war play and war toys

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'How to Respond Effectively to Children's Fascination with War Play and War Toys: Who's Calling The Shots?' carefully examines the positive developmental needs served by dramatic play--of which earlier forms of war play were a part--and contrasts them with the unimaginative, narrowly scripted play encouraged by today's merchandise-oriented children's TV and the accompanying highly specific war-related paraphernalia offered by the toy industry.