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Play time: It’s Not Just For Kids, Say Experts

While most of us associate play time with childhood, adults are increasingly acknowledging the importance of play and leisure time for themselves.

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Why Children Should Spend More Play Time With Grandparents

Play is important for everyone, no matter their age, and when grandparents, parents and children play together, that’s where the real benefits of unstructured fun are discovered.

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Vivian Guzofsky, 88, holds a baby doll at Sunrise Senior Living in Beverly Hills, Calif. Guzofsky, who has Alzheimer's disease, is calm when taking care of the dolls.
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When pretend play is real for Alzheimer’s patients

No one knows whether she believes she is holding a doll or a real baby. What the staff at Sunrise Senior Living do know is that Guzofsky, who can get agitated and aggressive, is always calm when caring for the dolls.

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