pretend play tips for parents

Between 18 months and 2 ½ years, most toddlers start to experience a language explosion – with new words being learnt and spoken daily. As this happens, your little one’s imagination will kick in. Thoughts and words begin to create images and stories in your child’s mind. And with that, the most fun stage of play emerges – imaginary play. Imaginary and fantasy play is the way in which your toddler will practise social norms and role pay situations that may be stressful for him. This is critical for social and emotional development. Since this is such a critical stage, you should help to scaffold the development of imaginary play. Here are some ideas you can use to be prepared-ish to encourage...