THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TIME IN CHILDCARE, PLAY, AND SOCIAL INTERACTION OF YOUNG CHILDREN

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The Affect Play Has on Child Interaction

My article, written by a student at the University of Nebraska, talked about the type of play going on at childcare while a child develops, and the affect each different type of play has.
For starters, I had no idea that the topic of pretend play had so many categories of different types of pretend play. Decentration and Integration occur when a child starts to have the ability to pretend play with others in pre-school, playing games like "House" and "Tea Party"

Social Play becomes increasingly prominent during the pre-school period for children. Solitary Play is under the category of social play and this is where a child is playing by themselves with attempts to play with others. Similar to Solitary, Onlooker play is where a child stands on the sides and watches the other children play. These two types of play result negatively on the children. Teachers have reported back that children who had been under the category of solitary or onlooking play tended to be the ones that portrayed disruptive behavior in the classroom and lack of social skill.
These studies were found through the classrooms of teachers and were able to form hypothesis on early child development and the reasoning for why some children are the way they are, socially. 
Wintz, P., Kelly-Vance, Lisa, Ryalls, Brigette, & Wisneski, Deborah. (2013). The Relationship between Time in Childcare, Play, and Social Interaction of Young Children, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses.

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  1. AnonymousDecember 7, 2017 at 7:02 AM

    I too hand no clue that pretend play could have included so many different options. I had a vague idea that it would include things such as "house" or any role playing that children often do. This gives them the ability to step out of their comfort zones which can beneficially help develop them into being outgoing young adults as they grow up which can facilitate the process of them finding themselves. It is understandable that many children who are 'onlookers' tend to lack social skills but reading that made me think of wallflower, those who prefer to observe rather than be in the crowd. It isn't always a bad thing, I feel that if a child has the right balance of knowing when to socialize and knowing when to observe it can mold them into a mature young adult who is wise above their age which is always a good thing in some cases when choosing right from wrong

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  2. AnonymousDecember 7, 2017 at 9:34 AM

    It's good that we learned about these different types of play in class so we already had some background knowledge. However I never knew that onlooker and solitary play were looked upon as negative for children. I always thought when a child watched others play it can help the individual become more observant and mentally take notes in their head.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 7, 2017 at 10:25 AM

    I as well did not know that pretend play had so many different categories. I also did not know that solitary and onlooker play were considered negative for children. I used to think that onlooker play was something that would help children, not hurt them and cause them to be disruptive in class. However, I am not an expert at play, so what do I know? I really enjoyed reading this article in the end.

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