Stuart Brown. M.D. is a pioneer researcher on the effects of play. He’s the founder of the National Institute for Play in Carmel, California. In 1987, he was the producer of the classic documentary film The Hero's Journey, the Life and Work of Joseph Campbell and executive producer and originator of the three part PBS series, The Promise of Play. He is the author of: Play, How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination and Invigorates the Soul (co-author Christopher Vaughan) (Avery 2010)
Interview Date: 2/3/2014 Tags: Stuart Brown, M.D. Play, playing, violence, Charles Whitman, playlessness, pre-school children and play, bullying, physical playing versus virtual playing, creativity, vitamin play, Personal Transformation, Parenting
