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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Pretending - The First 2000 Days

Observation: May 22.Time 2:41pm  2.7 yrs old
We were in the car  and Ajani called "mama look at my violin" he had two pieces of sticks rubbing together . Look I am playing my violin".

This  is called schema, using prior knowledge. Experience with different things, space, people  are very important. Pretend play is a skill that infants/toddlers learn to do based on the different experiences that they have been exposed to. This observation also shows that he has  a good vocabulary. The brain development is  based on the experiences that it is exposed to. Experiences   develop a brain.
The ability to pretend is a skill that is needed for school and life. Pretend play allows children to be creative and think outside the box.

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