Distinguishing between role play and reality can be especially challenging online, but it's crucial for kinksters exploring age play.

We take it for granted that young children play and, especially, pretend. Why do they spend so much time in fantasy worlds? People have suspected that play helps children learn, but until recently ...

I am not a mother, but I am a proud Auntie and frequent babysitter/playmate to my friend’s children and kids in my church’s ...

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 ...

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 ...