A parent's guide to role play

Nursery World, 19 December 2002

It's the end of the day. You pick up your child and enquire dutifully what he has been doing. The response is surprising: 'I've been selling stamps'. What your child actually means is that they have been engaged in role play, and the dressing up area is currently a post office. So what exactly is role play and how does it help your child?

It's the end of the day. You pick up your child and enquire dutifully what he has been doing. The response is surprising: 'I've been selling stamps'. What your child actually means is that they have...

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