Pretend play has been claimed to be crucial to children's healthy development. Here we
examine evidence for this position versus 2 alternatives: Pretend play is 1 of many routes to …

In this review, we consider the nature and possible developmental functions of physical
activity play, defined as a playful context combined with a dimension of physical vigor. We …

From leading authorities, this state-of-the-art manual presents the Early Start Denver Model
(ESDM), the first comprehensive, empirically tested intervention specifically designed for …

This prospective longitudinal study examined the contribution of dimensions of maternal
responsiveness (descriptions, play, imitations) to the timing of five milestones in children's …

While the subject of play may seem trivial for behavioral science, EO Wilson noted that
understanding the significance of play is an important challenge facing scholars in these …

Play helps children learn language, the authors claim, and they review the evidence for it.
They suggest that play benefits children's language development because it incorporates …

The overall goal of this target article is to demonstrate a mechanism for an embodied
cognition. The particular vehicle is a much-studied, but still widely debated phenomenon …

Various theoretical accounts propose that an important developmental relation exists
between joint attention, play, and imitation abilities, and later theory of mind ability. However …

Associations between infants' transition to walking and object activities were examined. Fifty
infants were observed longitudinally during home observations. At 11 months, all infants …

This study investigated the unique contributions of joint attention, imitation, and toy play to
language ability and rate of development of communication skills in young children with …