Background Policy makers have long considered how to best educate children for success.
Thus, this research explored whether imaginative play serves as a positive context for …

Young children's play has been the object of hundreds of educational and psychological
studies over the last half-century, an interest predominantly owed to two theories about its …

There is a lack of knowledge regarding the connection between parental emotional
responsiveness and children's executive functioning (EF). This study aimed to explore the …

Preschool age is a crucial period to foster children's prosocial behavior using imaginative
play. This study aims to determine the relationship between imaginative play and prosocial …

No Brasil, há diversos estudos sobre brincadeira simbólica, mas poucos se dedicam a
investigar o alto engajamento em fantasia, como brincadeiras particularmente duradouras e …

This literature review focuses on the importance of play for children. There are two types of
play: child-directed play (unstructured) and teacher-directed play (structured). This literature …