Your children's play

United Kingdom, 1951

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A plea to parents to allow their children additional freedom in their play. The psychology of the child mind is demonstrated in various examples of play.

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Credits

production company

Realist Films

director

Brian Smith

Duration

00:20:03:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1951

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012264

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Imagination

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child development

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child psychology

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Recreation

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Parenting

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Autonomy (Psychology)

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child development

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child psychology

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children - Recreation

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Adventure games

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Children - Recreation

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Play

Magic, Occult & Supernatural → Imagination

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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