Project Gutenberg 2011-08-09 Public domain in the USA. 208 Sully, James 1842 1923 Children's Ways Being selections from the author's "Studies of childhood," with some additional matter Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Children's Ways" by James Sully is a psychological examination of childhood behaviors and thought processes written in the late 19th century. The work delves into various aspects of children's play and imagination, focusing on how their minds engage with the world around them through both fantasy and serious inquiry. It aims to bridge the gap between scholarly discussions of child psychology and the interests of a general audience, making it accessible to those curious about childhood development. The opening of the book discusses the vibrant world of children's imagination and play, highlighting how children engage in make-believe and transform their surroundings through creativity. Sully observes that children possess a natural inclination for fanciful thinking, sometimes expressing profound thoughts about objects and phenomena they encounter. They attribute life and emotion to inanimate things, enjoy exploring roles through play, and create vivid narratives that reflect their perceptions of reality. This blend of imagination and inquiry reveals the complex ways children interpret their experiences and highlights the richness of their inner worlds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Child development Child psychology LB Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Teaching & Education 360697 360707 2024-09-15T14:15:46.532438 2023-09-16T07:38:47.128223 text/html text/html 358084 2011-08-09T14:52:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1583614 2011-08-09T14:52:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1729705 2024-09-15T14:15:53.979412 application/epub+zip 1731191 2024-09-15T14:15:48.533398 application/epub+zip 190951 2024-09-15T14:15:47.364421 application/epub+zip 1894990 2024-09-15T14:15:58.243371 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1859216 2024-09-15T14:15:53.042390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349364 2022-09-17T04:41:06.144811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317080 316997 2024-09-15T14:15:45.610442 2023-09-16T07:38:46.296207 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 316966 2011-08-09T14:52:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 118172 2011-08-09T14:52:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 316973 2011-08-09T14:52:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 118122 2011-08-09T14:52:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20733 2024-09-15T14:15:58.393352 application/rdf+xml 13161 2024-09-15T14:15:47.759424 image/jpeg 3350 2024-09-15T14:15:47.564406 image/jpeg 1730446 2024-09-15T14:15:46.648447 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia