CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Parallel play is a form of play in which children play adjacent to each other, but do not try to influence one another’s behavior; it typically begins around 24-30 months. It is one of Parten’s stages of play, following onlooker play and preceding associative play.

Detailed explanation-2: -Parallel play is a type of play where children play next to or near each other, but not with each other. It’s the default mode of play for babies and toddlers, who haven’t yet developed the awareness or skills to play socially with others.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cooperative play. 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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Solitary play, also known as independent play, is one of the earliest stages of play where children play alone because they have not developed socially to be able to play with others yet or because they choose alone time.