I love early childhood because of the pretend play. My younger grandkids love to pretend. Shyanne is 4 and she has a play kitchen. She pretends she is cooking all types of foods and drinks, and of course we all have to sample and tell her how delicious it is. I have a ball playing pretend with her and my other grandkids. We pretend we are princes, adventurers, and even mommys and daddys. Nothing is more entertaining than a small child pretending. I enjoy it when they have their dolls and they are carrying on a three way conversation, giggling, laughing, and talking about what the plans for the day are? They have such wonderful and vivid imaginations. Such small children with the most wonderful imaginations ever. They can be whatever they want to be and dont care if anyone thinks that they can or not. Early childhood is a wonderful and amazing time for child and for their parent.
felicia (sponsel) wiseman
Felicia,
ReplyDeleteI also enjoy watching my granddaughter engage in pretend play. She gets out my kitchen towels and uses them for carpet in her "new home." We have a playroom at our house. She arranges the towels in the playromm and moves her little furniture around to the appropriate carpet area (towel). It is really facinating to watcher her. Everything she does and every change in development make more sense to me since taking this class. I am explainging her developmental stages to my daughter. Observing a little one makes this class more interesting.
Susan Davis
I agree with you about early childhood. It is a time for being carefree and not knowing to worry about what other people think. I loved the example you used, it made me think of my own children when they were that age.
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ReplyDeleteIt's interesting that you mentioned the pretend play because i have an experience with a child at the Sunday school who i think she may be a little too advanced for her age. last Christmas, we were having discussions about Santa Claus, she lets people know straight forward that Santa Claus is not real and i was told that she's been saying it since she was younger. She has baby dolls and some times she plays with friends but she seems to enjoy doing word games. i wonder if the sociocognitive or behavioral theories applies to all children or if there are exceptions.
ReplyDeleteMy son is no longer Kaden...he is Yoshi! His imagination is so astonishing! And when he gets together with his new "brother" he has even more fun! These two, both 4, are a complete riot! They make me Princess Toadstool and save me from the hot lava and dangerous hands of Koopa! LOL! It is really incredible how elaborate they are in the description of the scenario and the feelings each character has as they set off on their expedition! The joys of mothering!!
ReplyDeleteI think you are the best grandmother ever!I love to engage in pretend play with my grandchildren. It brings you back to the carefree lives we desire today. It is one of the best things a child should do in early middle age of childhood.
ReplyDeleteI loved the early childhood stage with my son. Getting to see his little mind at work playing make belive with his army guys, and building forts together. It was so fun to see how creative, and innocent children are at this stage. It's just to bad it goes by so fast!
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