About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of cooperative and pretend play in children's development.

Send us Fan Mail Cooperative play marks a change within play where children begin working together to achieve shared goals. Whether building a tower, creating a fort, or solving an imaginary problem, this collaborative play helps children build so many skills within a fun, playful environment! When you watch children negotiate who gets which role in their pretend restaurant or see them problem-solve together to build the perfect blanket fort, you're witnessing the emergence of teamwork, commu...

People in this episode

Host: Belle

Topics covered

• cooperative play
• pretend play
• teamwork
• communication
• child development

Keywords

• cooperative play
• pretend play
• teamwork
• communication
• child skills

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