F rom developing social skills to fostering creativity, pretend play in young children is likened to being a "metaphoric multivitamin" in an editorial published in the journal Neuroscience and ...

Pretend play is one of the most important ways that children learn about themselves and the world around them. Pretending develops a whole range of skills children will use throughout their lives.

Children go to wild and different places during pretend play – from magical worlds to rainforests. It’s great for language, speech and communication. Join in with the imaginative play by using ...

Discover the Batman Effect How pretending to be superheroes like Batman helps kids build resilience self-regulation and ...

It turns out play with an element of risk may be exactly what today’s kids are missing Brittany Toole When you think back to your favourite childhood play experiences, chances are they took ...