Want to boost your toddler's development? Put a toy chicken on your head
Monday, August 3, 2015 - 09:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Parents who joke and pretend with their children are teaching them important life skills, research has revealed. The study showed that children as young as 16 months old naturally learn the difference between joking and pretending by picking up on their parents' cues. It also showed understanding the difference between the two allows children the opportunity to learn, imagine, bond, and think in abstract ways.