Give your child the opportunity to play with toys that look like the real thing, which can help them learn important problem-solving skills and figure out how objects in the real world work (for example, your TV remove or smartphone). Role play is generally a social activity but some children can engage in solitary role play where they create imaginary companions. Although cooperative play increases during childhood, children still spend the equivalent amount of time in solitary or independent play.

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Games where children can create worlds and populate them with their own characters can be beneficial.

Nursery school children who spend more time in socio-dramatic role playing are also perceived as more socially competent by their teachers. Young children enjoy interacting with toys that give them the opportunity to play with letters and words. Young children pretend or imagine that, for instance a wooden block is a cake and they carefully ‘cut’ it. There’s also a great range of activity and play centres that grow with your baby, from lying to sitting, to standing or walking. Children can engage in imaginative play with other children where they have agreed on a story or scenario that they want to act out.

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Once children understand that there is a correspondence between the marks on a printed/electronic page and spoken language they are able to begin to read. This interactive pushchair features a plush puppy, five pampering accessories and light-up buttons that introduce learning, music and role-play concepts. These toys, which range from simple building sets to programmable robots, can even teach girls as young as 3 years old concepts that could lead to a lifelong love for topics like mathematics and computer science. Learning to play independently has its benefits, for instance, children using an educational game can control their own pace. This is all part of their learning experience and is preparing the young child to become proficient at sounding out words.Young children playing with toys use their imagination to invent scenarios and play out the consequences. In fact, STEM toys — those that support a curriculum based on educating students in the disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics — aid in the development of vital cognitive skills. The carrier also includes four pet care accessories so toddlers can groom, feed and play with the cuddly puppy. The initial play experience for infants is when they begin to explore through moving and acting upon the world.