Parallel play
5 articles
Parallel Play: What It Is and When It Appears
The classic toddler scene — two children in the same room, a metre apart, doing similar things, not actually doing them with each other — looks oddly...
Play Ideas for Groups of Children Aged 1–3
Planning a playdate or group session for children aged 1–3 is very different from planning one for older children. The activities that work at this ag...
Play Ideas for Groups of Children Aged 1–3
Two toddlers in a room is not a small version of a school class — it's a different developmental event. Children between 1 and 3 don't yet "play toget...
First Interactions With Other Children in a Group
At pickup the report sometimes reads "stayed near the group, didn't join in much." That sounds like a problem, but at 18 months it isn't — it's exactl...
How Toddlers Make Friends: The Development of Early Peer Relationships
A common worry at the toddler-group door: "She doesn't actually play with the other kids — she just stands next to them." That isn't a red flag. It's...