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Helping your child practise imaginative play at home
Grow imaginative play inside everyday routines by narrating actions, pretending with objects already at hand, and following your child's lead. Five joyful minutes woven through the day — at meals, bath and tidy-up — builds language, social understanding and flexible thinking, with no pressure.
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Help your child's imaginative play by joining in, modelling simple real-life pretend, offering open-ended props, and following their lead. Short daily playful moments build language, emotion and flexible thinking far better than long, directed sessions.
Read the answer AnswerWhat is one Everyday Therapy activity to help my child with imaginative play?
One simple everyday activity for imaginative play is a child-led "small world" box — a few open-ended props your child uses to build pretend stories while you follow their lead, narrate gently and pause to let them add ideas. Ten minutes a day grows pretend play, language and flexible thinking.
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