A nurse is observing children playing in the playroom. What describes parallel play?
a. A child playing a video game
b. Two children playing a card game
c. Two children watching a movie on a television
d. A child playing with blocks next to a child playing with trucks
ANS: D
Parallel play is when a toddler plays alongside, not with, other children. A child playing with blocks next to a child playing with trucks is descriptive of parallel play. The child playing a video game is descriptive of solitary play. Two children playing cards is descriptive of cooperative play. Two children watching a television is descriptive of associative play.
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