A nurse observes a toddler playing with sand and water. The nurse appropriately documents this type of play as _____ play

a. skill
b. dramatic
c. social-affective
d. sense-pleasure


ANS: D
The toddler playing with sand and water is engaging in sense-pleasure play. This is characterized by nonsocial situations in which the child is stimulated by objects in the environment. Infants engage in skill play when they persistently demonstrate and exercise newly acquired abilities. Dramatic play is the predominant form of play in the preschool period. Children pretend and fantasize. Social-affective play is one of the first types of play in which infants engage. The infant responds to interactions with people.

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