Your friend Brad is concerned about his 12-month-old son Phillip's social development. Brad has noticed that Phillip will sit next to another child his own age and each of them will do his own puzzle, rather than cooperating on one puzzle together
Occasionally, they will look at each other, smile, and say a word or two. Brad feels that Phillip should be interacting more with his peers. What can you tell Brad about the development of play in toddlers and preschoolers that will alleviate his concerns?
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer will be similar to the following:
First, Brad should know that Phillip is engaging in parallel play. This type of play is quite common in
12- and 15-month-old children. In parallel play, social interactions are as basic as one child smiling and talking with the other child responding. Around 15 to 18 months, children's social interactions become truly interactive when associative play appears. It isn't until around the second birthday that cooperative play, such as building a tower together with blocks, begins to appear. Throughout the preschool years, parallel play becomes less common and cooperative pay becomes more common. So, Brad shouldn't expect to see cooperative play in Phillip for at least another year.
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