Pretending fosters:
- social skill development
- vocabulary development
- differentiation between reality and fantasy
- emotional support
- understanding sequence of events
"Have a dress-up box with costumes and props. Save empty boxes or cardboard containers that can become forts, binoculars, or doll houses. And when you can, play WITH your child and enter into their world of imagination. There’s nothing quite being like a kid again – even if it’s just for a little while!" -Theresa Case
You can also help teach values like compassion, respect and sharing to children as you play imaginatively with them. They listen more because it feels like a game!
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