“I like it when I fight”: the voices of children and the uses of ludic-aggressive plays in early childhood education

Abstract

The object of study is the rough-and-tumble play with children from Early Childhood Education, with an emphasis on ludic-aggressive plays. It analyzes publications about the rough-and-tumble play in Early Childhood Education and the media's influence on their interactions. This is exploratory bibliographical research from 2010 to 2023, that is used as a source of a literature review through scientific articles, with the descriptors rough-and-tumble play, Early Childhood Education and media, associated with ethnographic research through episodes of interaction with and between children of ludic-aggressive play. For the theoretical basis was chosen Sociology of Childhood and Studies with Daily Life and the researched publications on the research theme. The data set evidenced the following categories of analysis: the children's voices and the uses of rough-and-tumble play. The results showed the need to reveal the children's voices and the recognition of their cultural productions, contributing to the recognition of rough-and-tumble play in the curricular dynamics. It concludes that the valuing and reframing rough-and-tumble play has a direct impact on the relationships established with children at the school, pointing to a pedagogy of listening to their playing experiences.

Keywords

• rough-and-tumble play
• ludic-aggressive play
• media
• early childhood education.