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How can play help a child to develop? Physically Emotionally Socially Intellectually Physical - X Develops fine motor skills X Develops balance and coordination X Develops senses - sight, sound, hearing, touch, taste X Exercises body and limbs Emotional - X Gives pleasure X Prevents boredom X Gets rid of tension X lets off steam X Develops confidence and independence X Acts out feelings X Acts out roles Intellectual - X Develops language skills X learns about the world X Develops memory X learns to experiment and test X learns concepts X Discovers new things X Develops imagination and creativity Social - X Learns to share X learns to cooperate and take turns X Learns rules X Develops social skills There are 4 stages of play ... that includes a child's social development ... Solitary play Parallel play Looking - on play Cooperative play Solitary play - This is playing alone, unaccompanied. From the ages of BIRTH - TWO years old is often the only type of play observed. However, older children will continue to have times when they will enjoy...

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