Why is play important for children's development? What would you tell a parent who is concerned that her child "just plays" in preschool and "isn't learning anything"?
What will be an ideal response?
--Through play children have opportunities to develop muscle coordination, social interaction skills, logical reasoning and problem-solving skills and think about the world as it really is and as it could be.
--Tell the parent that children learn through playing and that sociodramatic play serves important functions such as expression of needs, outlet for forbidden impulses, and role reversal.
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