Title: Imagination in Child Development: Why It's Important
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Blog
The Importance of Imagination in Child Development
What Is Imaginative Play?
Why Is Imagination Important in Child Development?
Encouraging Creativity in Children
Playgrounds for Creative Play

Content: Learn more about how it supports many different aspects of child development: Social and emotional development: When kids play pretend, role-playing as other characters, they practice what it’s like to be someone else, helping them develop empathy and understanding for others. Pretending also helps a child’s self-esteem, giving them the confidence to be anything they want. When children play pretend with others, they work on skills like cooperation, negotiation, collaboration, and sharing of responsibilities. Pretend play is a great way for children to test their boundaries, learn to control impulses and experiment with social interaction. Creative development: Perhaps one of the most obvious benefits of imaginative play is an enhanced creative ability. Imaginative play gives kids the skills they need later in life for creative problem solving and an appreciation for artistic endeavors. Creativity in children can later aid in the discovery and invention of new things, as well as being able to understand various types of art and visualize characters and situations from books and movies.