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| List of Figures | |
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| List of Tables | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Early Historical Views on Children's Play | |
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| Children's Play in Ancient Greece and Rome | |
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| The Play of Medieval Children | |
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| Irrational Play, Child Abuse, and Accidents in Medieval Times | |
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| Reformation and Renaissance Philosophers/Educators on Play | |
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| Pre-modern Philosophers on Play | |
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| Friedrich Froebel: The Architect of the Kindergarten or "Garden for Children" | |
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| Linking the Contributions of Early Scholars | |
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| Play and Play Environments in Early America | |
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| Play and Play Environments of Native American and Early Settlers' Children | |
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| The Changing Picture of Early Colonists' Play | |
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| Girls at Play in Nineteenth Century New England | |
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| Boys at Play in Nineteenth Century New England | |
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| Playing in the Country: Hunting, Fishing, War, and Recess | |
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| The Western Frontier: Work, Play, Muddy Roads, and Wilderness | |
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| The Play of Slave Children: "Play Is Fun, Work Is Hard" | |
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| Culture, Circumstance, and Play | |
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| The Early Child-Saving Movement: Shame of the Cities | |
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| Victims of a Stolen Childhood | |
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| Irrational Play: Begging, Picking Pockets, and Outwitting the Police | |
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| Settlement Houses and Playgrounds for the Poor | |
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| Orphan Trains, Farms, Coal Mines, and Factories | |
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| Enduring Elements of the Child-Saving Movement | |
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| Setting the Stage for a Twenty-First Century Child-Saving Movement | |
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| The Evolution of the Play and Playground Movement | |
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| Early New York: "City Where Crime Is Play" | |
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| The Many Faces of the Play and Playground Movement | |
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| Stages of Play Environment Development | |
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| The New Psychology and the Institutionalization of Play and Playgrounds | |
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| The Playground Association of America (PAA) | |
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| The Normal Course in Play | |
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| Successes and Limitations of the Play and Playground Movement | |
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| Play and the Child Study Movement: Nursery Schools, Kindergartens, and the Developmental Approach to Play | |
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| Play and Child Development in Kindergartens | |
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| The Child Study Movement and the New Psychology | |
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| Applying the New Psychology to Education | |
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| Play and the "Whole Child" | |
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| Child Development Becomes a Scientific Discipline | |
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| The Emergence of Professional Organizations Advocating Play | |
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| Decades of Promise and Gathering Storms | |
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| Play during Hard Times: The Great Depression | |
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| Bursting the Economic Bubble and the Dreams of Americans | |
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| Pleasant and Not-So-Pleasant Memories | |
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| Stories from Children of the Depression | |
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| Double Trouble: The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl | |
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| Play and Play Environments of City Children during the Depression | |
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| The Awakening | |
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| Natural, Built, and Adventure Play Environments: Back to Nature | |
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| Natural Play Environments: Wilderness, Vacant Lots, Habitats, and Gardens | |
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| Manufactured Apparatus Playgrounds: Steel and Stone | |
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| The Novelty Era: Dennis the Menace | |
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| Adventure Playgrounds: Tools, Pets, Junk, Loose Parts, and Gardens | |
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| The Modern Era: Standardized Playgrounds | |
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| The Postmodern Era of Play Environments: Back to Nature | |
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| The Value of Play and the Consequences of Play Deprivation | |
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| The Rush to Distinction and Mediocrity | |
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| Developmental and Therapeutic Values of Play | |
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| Play, Brain, and Play Deprivation | |
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| Obesity, Illness, and Dying Young | |
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| The Causes of Play Deprivation: A Perfect Storm | |
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| Out-of Control Cyber Play | |
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| The Perpetual Evolution of Safety Standards | |
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| A Litigious Society | |
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| Under-parenting and Over-parenting: Baby Boomers to Generation XXL | |
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| No Child Left Behind: A Flawed Political Mandate | |
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| Needed: A Twenty-First Century Child-Saving Movement | |
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| Toward a Contemporary Child-Saving Movement | |
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| Lessons from the Past | |
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| The Postmodern Era in Children's Play and Play Environments | |
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| Building on the Early Child-Saving Movement | |
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| The Play and Playground Movement | |
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| The School Gardens Movement | |
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| Children's Zoo Movement | |
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| The Nature Study Movement | |
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| The Organized Camping Movement | |
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| The Children's Museum Movement | |
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| Building Ecosystems for Play | |
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| Child Development Centers and Learning and Development through Play | |
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| Expanding the Voice of Play and Play Environments | |
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| Nonprofit Organizations and Coalitions | |
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| Private Foundations | |
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| Enter the Government | |
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| Confronting the Play/Fitness/Health Crisis and Restoring Outdoor Play | |
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| Convincing Adults that Children Need Play at Home and Recess at School | |
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| Countering Pills and Disabilities | |
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| Turning off the Tech Toys | |
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| Getting Children back to Nature | |
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| Equity for Children in Poverty | |
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| From Junk Food to Basic Nutrition | |
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| Getting Parents Active and Emotional: Countering Fear | |
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| Remembering Lessons from History | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |