Free range

By Philip Waters, Nursery World, 13 January 2005

A child stamping on a playdough dragon demonstrates that the child is operating flexibly in their play space. Philip Waters explains how to respond to what can seem like destructive actions from the fantasy world of play At home in my living room playing with playdough: 'What's that?' Tobias asks. 'A dragon,' I reply. 'Cool,' he exclaims. 'Can I make the head?'

A child stamping on a playdough dragon demonstrates that the child is operating flexibly in their play space. Philip Waters explains how to respond to what can seem like destructive actions from the fantasy world of play At...

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