Why Toddlers Love Pretend Play
Why do toddlers love pretend play?
Toddlers pretend because they copy the people around them and try it at their own size. Give them a character they love, get down on the floor, and let them lead the story.
Raising Children Network, an Australian parenting site supported by the Australian Government, says: "Your toddler learns by copying what others do – especially you or older children." ZERO TO THREE, a U.S. nonprofit that works on early childhood, says that in a child's third year "their creativity flourishes," and that toddlers "imagine that objects, like a block, can be something else…
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