| Children like to play, they need to run, | | | | alone, often with toys, and is independent of |
| chase, ride, skip and jump. The more they | | | | what other children are doing. |
| play, the more they want to play again. | | | | |
| | | | Parallel play involves children engaged in |
| Play is important for Children because it | | | | the same game or activity side by side but |
| practices their linguistic, cognitive and | | | | with very little interaction or common |
| social skills and contributes to their | | | | influence. |
| general personality development. Children use | | | | |
| their minds while playing, because they are | | | | Associative play is much like parallel play |
| thinking and acting as if they were another | | | | but with increased levels of interaction in |
| person. When they make such a transformation, | | | | terms of sharing, turn-taking and general |
| they are taking a step forward abstract | | | | interest in what others are doing. |
| thinking in that they are freeing their | | | | |
| thoughts from a focus on concrete objects. | | | | Cooperative play occurs when Children join |
| Play is also associated with creativity, | | | | and work together to achieve a common goal, |
| especially the ability to be less literal and | | | | such as building a large castle with each |
| more flexible in one's thinking. | | | | child building a part of the structure. |
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| Vygotskian who was a famous Russian | | | | Play have become quite indispensable to |
| psychologist wrote, "In play a child always | | | | Children's life, However, in order to |
| above his average age, above his daily | | | | motivate Children to learn from the games |
| behavior; in play it is as though he were a | | | | they are playing, Adults have responsibility |
| head taller than himself". | | | | to choose right playing method and |
| | | | age-appropriate games for the children. They |
| There are four types of play that reflect | | | | are important elements to support the |
| increasing levels of Children's social | | | | development of Children's play. |
| interaction and sophistication. | | | | |
| | | | The place to go for age-appropriate games and |
| Solitary play is a play that take place | | | | game instructions is Kids Games For Playing. |