Like children with disabilities, children who are typically
developing represent a wide spectrum of playfulness. Also
like children with disabilities, typically developing children
stand to benefit from the secondary gains associated with
playfulness (e.g., coping, confidence, creativity; e.g., Barnett,
1991; Saunders et al., 1999). Many schools, however, restrict
the play of children through policies that remove play equipment
from the school grounds and limit the time allotted
for recess (e.g., Tranter & Malone, 2004).