AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -As your child develops within this stage, they’ll move from parallel playing to including other children in games. That’s when “let’s pretend” games happen. According to Piaget, children’s pretend play helps them solidify the concepts that they’re developing cognitively.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the preoperational stage, children use symbols to represent words, images, and ideas, which is why children in this stage engage in pretend play. A child’s arms might become airplane wings as she zooms around the room, or a child with a stick might become a brave knight with a sword.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to Piaget, children’s pretend play helps them solidify new schemes they were developing cognitively. This play, then, reflects changes in their conceptions or thoughts. However, children also learn as they pretend and experiment. Their play does not simply represent what they have learned (Berk, 2007).

Detailed explanation-4: -Several important cognitive milestones emerge during the preoperational stage of development. Some of these include: Age 2 to 3: Kids begin to engage in pretend play, can follow simple directions, and can sort objects into different categories.

Detailed explanation-5: -The preoperational stage can be seen in children ages 2 through 7. Memory and imagination are developing. Children at this age are egocentric, which means they have difficulty thinking outside of their own viewpoints. The main achievement of this stage is being able to attach meaning to objects with language.