Social Pretend Play in 2-Year-Olds: Effects of Age of Partner.

Howes, Carollee; Farver, JoAnn

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Publication Date: 1987

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Social Pretend Play in 2-Year-Olds: Effects of Age of Partner.

Howes, Carollee; Farver, JoAnn

Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v2 n4 p305-14 Dec 1987

Examines the role of the partner in the development of social pretend play in two related studies. In both studies, toddler age children played with same-age and five-year-old partners. In both studies, two-year-olds engaged in more social pretend play with older than same-age partners. (Author/BB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Peer Relationship, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Pretend Play, Social Behavior, Toddlers

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Language: English

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