CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Functional Play: This form of play is considered to be the typical or “correct” form of play.-Example: You child is able to play with objects in a way that you would expect. Instead of piling the cars on top of each other to make a tower, you child plays with them by rolling them on the carpet.

Detailed explanation-2: -Preoperational Stage During this stage (toddler through age 7), young children are able to think about things symbolically. Their language use becomes more mature. They also develop memory and imagination, which allows them to understand the difference between past and future, and engage in make-believe.

Detailed explanation-3: -Piaget’s second stage is the preoperational stage, which is from approximately 2 to 7 years old. In this stage, children can use symbols to represent words, images, and ideas, which is why children in this stage engage in pretend play.

Detailed explanation-4: -Once children reach the age of 3 or 4, solitary play and parallel play begin to decline, while associative play and cooperative play begin to increase as they come into contact with their peers more frequently [20].