Kayla O'Grady
Uconn ECE period 6
Throughout the article the toddlers are put through 4 stages of different categories with their mothers to see how they react and how familiar they'll get with it. The article was focused on the second year of life when children make the transition from responding to the world based on the properties of objects to being able to perform complex sequences of behavior based on their mental representations. The four play conditions were children playing alone, first mother- child play condition, modeling condition and second mother- child play condition. In the article it says how this study "addresses how social context may influence the level of representation expressed by the child." Throughout the article children are put under different types of play to see how they react to it and how comfortable they will get with the different types to see what best fits them. It shows how toddlers at different ages respond to different plays and what type of play it is, also showed the difference between when kids play alone compared to when kids play with a parent and how different they respond and adapt to it. In the article it was proven that children that play and interact with others become more comfortable and are able to build up trust with other people rather than playing alone and doing things on their own.
Fiese, B. H. (1990). Playful relationships: A contextual analysis of mother-toddler interaction and symbolic play. Child Development, 61(5), 1648–1656. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/10.2307/1130772
I think this article makes sense in the fact that it is likely that children who play interact with others become more comfortable and build trust with other people. I think this idea is important because it establishes how important our early life as a child influences the rest of our life.
ReplyDeleteI like how it talks about the different types of play because it shows the development of a child when growing in and out of the different stages. Interacting with other children can increase their social skills and learns how to interact with different types of children.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting to read about this and get a better understanding on how important a child's exposure and interactions with other children are for their development.
ReplyDeleteI find it interesting learning about the different types of play and it is important for children to go through each type so they can fully develop
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading about this article and support the idea of placing children into 4 different types of play. This can really open up the mind of a child and further brain development.
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