This controlled intervention study with a pre-test, post-test, and follow-up design investigated
whether promoting children's social pretend play quality fosters their social development …

An article by Angeline S. Lillard and others in the January 2013 issue of" Psychological
Bulletin" comprehensively reviewed and criticized the existing body of research on pretend …

This study builds on and contributes to research on digital play with young children.
Previous research has examined digital play from different viewpoints, but no studies have …

Pretence and creativity are often regarded as ubiquitous characteristics of childhood, yet not
all education systems value or promote these attributes to the same extent. Different …

This study investigated the moderating effect of gender on the causal relationships between
different school play activities (pretend and non-pretend play) and social competence in …

Drawing from a social network perspective, we examined the extent to which children with
and without disabilities play with each other in preschool inclusive classrooms and identified …

The present study set out to examine developments in object play in a contemporary sample
of 289 typically develo** children from 8-to 60-months of age. The value of object play …

Play is an important tool for children's social interactions and cognitive skills. The current
study examines the links between pretend play and language in 119 Turkish preschoolers at …

Are children playing less than they used to? Are rising obesity rates linked to a decline in
children's time to play freely? These and other related questions have filled the pages of …

Early childhood education has faced new challenges. There is credible evidence from
previous follow-up studies that investment to high quality early education programs is the …