How does children's pretend play help them develop physically, socially, cognitively, linguistically, and emotionally?

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Physically by moving the body to characterize the movements of real and fantasy people, behaviors, and objects.
Socially by learning to make connections to others through facial and bodily behaviors, trying out new roles, and cooperating with other to create meaning and narrative. Dramatic play allows children to connect to their own culture and imagine those of others.
Cognitively by developing the ability to think logically in narrative sequences. Play also lets children create and use symbolic thinking as they use one object or action to represent another.
Linguistically by using lanugage to communicate ideas and feelings and to tell stories. Dramatic arts activities are often the same as early literacy activities. Guided participation by the teacher in children's dramatic play has been shown to increase language and literacy skills (Bromley, 1998; Bredekamp & Copple, 1997, p. 14). Organizing play around a theme with materials, space, and time helps children develop more elaborate narrative skills. Children build a sense of story from hearing books read aloud and from telling and acting out their own stories and those of others. Dramatic play increases children's comprehension and helps them become aware of narrative elements (Christie, Enz, & Vukelich, 2003). Emotionally by giving children a sense of power and control and by reducing stress. In dramatic play, children can take on the roles of the controlling adults in their lives, they can determine what will happen
in their play, and they can take risks as they try out new ways of behaving. Dramatic play provides a setting in which children can develop independence and self-control as well as learn how to deal with conflict
and adversity.