Enjoy the outdoor playspace

By Margaret Sims
Updated October 5 2017 - 4:04pm, first published October 4 2017 - 5:15pm
Free fun: Recent research from Melbourne showed that the more natural the outdoor space, the longer children’s socio-dramatic play lasted.
Free fun: Recent research from Melbourne showed that the more natural the outdoor space, the longer children’s socio-dramatic play lasted.

Pretending (socio-dramatic play) is very important for young children. When they are playing imaginatively with other children they are practising communicating and negotiating; they are experimenting with symbols (so essential for language development), being creative and practising problem solving. All of these skills are fundamental for their ongoing development.

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