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|author=Anthony T DeBenedet and Lawrence Cohen
|title=The Art of Roughhousing: Good Old Fashioned Horseplay and Why Every Kid Needs It
|rating=4
|genre=Home and Family
|summary=Rather than running around outdoors, going for bike rides and building dens, lots of children nowadays end up spending hours watching TV or playing computer games. Play times in school are often very regimented and in some schools certain games like 'British Bulldog' and 'Leapfrog' and even 'Tag' have even been banned. Children are discouraged from physical play, for fear that they will hurt themselves and also through the fear that those responsible for them will find themselves facing a lawsuit if someone does get hurt. This book aims to support the thinking that very physical play is good for children; that unless they face risks in their lives and learn to assess those risks, or experience a few bumps and bruises and learn to get up and carry on, then they will lack vital life skills for their future adult lives.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1594744874</amazonuk>
}}
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|author=Sue Brayne