Name: Leg er mere end bare sjov
Uploaded: 2009-03-12T01:00:00Z
Duration: 26 min 20 s
Description: Stuart Brown, en pioner indenfor forskning i leg, fortæller, at humor, spil, grov leg, flirteri og fantasi er mere end bare sjov. Masser af leg i barndommen sørger for glade, kloge voksne -- og at holde fast i det kan gøre os klogere i alle aldre.

Stuart Brown, en pioner indenfor forskning i leg, fortæller, at humor, spil, grov leg, flirteri og fantasi er mere end bare sjov. Masser af leg i barndommen sørger for glade, kloge voksne -- og at holde fast i det kan gøre os klogere i alle aldre.

Leg er mere end bare sjov

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