AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Parallel and associative play are a lot alike. But during parallel play, your child is playing next to another child, but isn’t talking to them or engaging with them. During associative play, a child begins to focus on the other person playing, and not just on their own play.

Detailed explanation-2: -An example of parallel play may be your child imitating what a playmate is doing while not seeming to interact with him directly. If the playmate is playing with blocks, your toddler may decide to play with blocks, too.

Detailed explanation-3: -During onlooker play, by observing and possibly mimicking the play of others, your child is building their own skills. Your child may be using their own toys while engaging in onlooker play, but this type of play is about observing rather than playing alongside others, which is called parallel play.

Detailed explanation-4: -Parallel play. This occurs when children play next to each other, but are not really interacting together. For example, two children may drive cars on the carpet next to each other, but their play does not actually overlap. In this stage, children are not really engaging in a social exchange.