Play in South American Indigenous Children

Child-directed Speech in Qaqet: A Language of East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

“…As already noted by Fajans (1997: 92), children, usually in groups, frequently engage in physical activity play, running or climbing around or swimming in the stream (see Figure 2.7). Gosso et al (2019) emphasises the value of these activities 'for the quality and viability of their childhood when they face the challenges and risks of their physical environment in their free and unsupervised daily play activities'. Some of these activities may involve objects found in the environment (see Figure 2.8a and 2.8b).…”