Play Development

Play Development

There are many types of play; all of which are critical for our development.  Play helps us to think sequentially and imaginatively, to develop problem-solving skills, to promote physical strength and coordination development, and to develop our language and processing skills. Children with developmental delays may have difficulty with:

• Using objects as something else (eg: pretending that a box is a car)
• Attributing feelings and events (such as a teddy bear feeling hungry)
• Using thinking skills to relate their own experiences to another person or character (eg: taking teddy on a trip to the zoo)
• Dealing with problems (such as the car getting a flat tyre).