Preguntas: Pregunte a la Profesora Katz
Archivo: Pregunta 6
Profesora Katz
La preocupación que usted ha mencionado sobre la presencia de las armas de fuego de juguete en ambientes de cuidado infantil, es muy común. Muchos niños muy pequeños están expuestos a visualizaciones del uso de armas de fuego, de modo que no sorprende que ellos actúen tales escenas en sus juegos dramáticos.
El planteamiento de usted, realmente es el único que tiene mucho sentido. No surtirá efecto que intentemos prohibir los juegos con armas de fuego, como usted ya ha notado. Por supuesto, está correcto que no se les ofrezca ningunas armas de juguete. Es bien conocido que los niños “fabricarán” pistolas de casi cualquier cosa que encuentren y usarán casi cualquier tipo de material para hacer de cuenta que esto es un arma letal.
Dudo que exista alguna investigación clara sobre este asunto. El mejor planteamiento parece ser el que usted ha tomado, el dejar claro que usted no anima ni aprueba el juego que tiene que ver con lastimar a otros, aunque esto sea solamente un juego imaginado.
Otro aspecto de esta cuestión es el pensar en otros tipos de actividades que usted podría introducir al currículo, que invitaran a la participación de estos niños. Las sugerencias sobre “ Study Starters ” en el Currículo Creativo pueden ser muy útiles en cuanto a esto.
Recursos en Internet
- POWER PLAY: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
http://www.nncc.org/Curriculum/power.html - Playing with Toy Guns
http://life.familyeducation.com/emotional-development/violence/41417.html - Teacher Response to Superhero Play: To Ban or Not to Ban?
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3614/is_199710/ai_n8770056 - Beyond Banning War and Superhero Play
http://www.lionlamb.org/young%20children-war%20play.pdf - Managing Superhero Play
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/tip_sheets/superhero_tip.cfm - How Dramatic Play Promotes Development
http://www.teachingstrategies.com/content/pageDocs/CC4_Ch7_exrpt.pdf - Study Starters: A Step-by-Step Guide to Project-Based Investigations in Science and Social Studies (Creative Curriculum)
http://www.teachingstrategies.com/page/PS_ScienceSocialStudies.cfm#Study_Starters
ERIC Database: Selected Records
To search the ERIC database for resources on this topic, use this search strategy: search on descriptors superhero play or play fighting.
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- ERIC Journal No.: EJ672027
Beyond Banning War and Superhero Play: Meeting Children's Needs in Violent Times.
Author(s): Levin, Diane E.
Source: Young Children, v58 n3 p60-63 May 2003
Publication Date: 2003
Abstract: This article offers suggestions for addressing children's violent play, including promoting imaginative and creative play rather than imitative play, and encouraging children to talk with adults about media violence. - ERIC Journal No.: EJ554383
Superhero Play: What's a Teacher to Do?
Author(s): Bauer, Karen L.; Dettore, Ernest
Source: Early Childhood Education Journal, v25 n1 p17-21 Fall 1997
Publication Date: 1997
Abstract: This article examines the appeal of superheroes to children and adults' beliefs about superhero play, and suggests some potential benefits of such play. It offers examples of ways to successfully incorporate superhero play into an early childhood classroom. - ERIC Document No.: ED391589
So This Is Normal Too? Teachers and Parents Working Out Developmental Issues in Young Children.
Author(s): Hewitt, Deborah
Publication Date: 1995
Availability: Redleaf Press, 450 North Syndicate, Suite 5, St. Paul, MN 55104-4125
Abstract: Intended to facilitate communication between parents and child care providers through creative problem solving, this guide explains young children's normal developmental behaviors that frequently cause concern and identifies factors parents and caregivers can control in the environment that may have an immediate positive response from a child. The guide consists of 16 chapters on various topics, including superhero play and aggression. - ERIC Journal No.: EJ515268
Limiting Superhero Play in Preschool Classrooms: A Philosophy Statement.
Author(s): Hampton, Marjorie
Source: Texas Child Care, v19 n3 p2-9 Win 1995
Publication Date: 1995
Abstract: This article examines how children learn, particularly how they learn violent behavior, and discusses why and how one preschool limits children's aggressive superhero play. - ERIC Journal No.: EJ512408
Superhero Play: Making It a Part of Your Curriculum.
Author(s): Fonville, Beth; Afflerbach, Susan
Source: Texas Child Care, v19 n2 p2-8 Fall 1995
Publication Date: 1995
Abstract: This article examines how aggressive play such as superhero play meets children's needs for physical, social, and psychological power. - ERIC Journal No.: EJ454920
Coping with Ninja Turtle Play in My Kindergarten Classroom.
Author(s): Gronlund, Gaye
Source: Young Children, v48 n1 p21-25 Nov 1992
Publication Date: 1992
Abstract: This article describes one teacher's efforts to understand children's aggressive play by reading literature that suggests children use play to construct meaning, viewing the Ninja Turtle cartoon show, and interviewing children about their superhero play.
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