Do you often inhibit your kids from pretend play? Well, you should not, as imaginative play is quite important for your child’s development. Parents are often left wondering if pretend play is good ...

“Let’s pretend to be…” is commonly heard from young children as they play and interact at school, daycare, or at home. Many adults encourage imagination and creativity but others are afraid that ...

Pretend play that involves uses of the imagination to create a fantasy world or situation can be fun for preschool children, but a new study finds that it is not as crucial to a child's development as ...

Many people often think of play in the form of images of young children at recess engaging in games of tag, ball, using slides, swings, and physically exploring their environments. But physical play ...

My 4-year-old can turn almost anything into an imaginary gun. A piece of wooden toy railroad track? Sure, it’ll take care of the bad guys. Although my son isn’t always acting out battle scenarios, he ...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodyear Toys used under license by Red Toolbox, the renowned kids' toy brand, is excited to announce the launch of its all-new Goodyear Pretend Play ...

Pretend play is associated with a host of enhanced cognitive abilities such as executive function, language and perspective taking, which are important to education, making the minimization of pretend ...

Back when my son was about four years old, there was this game he liked to play with me. Well, not a game, exactly; more like a scene he liked to act out. I was just about to describe it for you when ...

Feeling left out by friends is a common and painful experience for young children. Using imaginary play, you can help your child work through the disappointment of being excluded — and learn to ...

Vivian Guzofsky, 88, holds a baby doll at Sunrise Senior Living in Beverly Hills, Calif., in August. Some nursing homes are using a technique called doll therapy to ease anxiety among their residents ...