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Understand play at different stages of children’s development

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‘Basic abilities and play preferences: Birth to age 12’ from The Natural Child Project

Click to read this reference guide for understanding and distinguishing children's basic abilities and preferences as they grow.

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Click to look again at ‘Play and learning’ webpage on the Early Years Matters website and read the sections ‘The importance of play’, ‘Pre-birth to three’ and ‘Three to five’.
Read this article on the ‘Importance of play in early childhood (9 benefits and infographic’ from Parenting for Brain and make notes on how these benefits would change according to the child’ stage of development.
‘The power of play: 6 benefits for child development’ from EPL Ca. How does involving others benefit child development.

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