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Object Permanence
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Helping your child practise object permanence at home
Help your child grasp object permanence through everyday play — peekaboo, partly hiding favourite toys, and narrating things that go away and come back during dressing, meals and bath time. Follow your child's lead, keep it joyful, and repeat often; this foundational thinking skill builds gradually across the first two years.
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Object permanence — knowing things still exist when hidden — grows from about 8 to 18 months. Nurture it at home with peek-a-boo, hide-and-find games, container play and narrating where people and things go, all through everyday joyful play.
Read the answer AnswerWhat is one Everyday Therapy activity for object permanence?
Play a gentle "hide-and-find" game: while your toddler watches, cover a favourite toy with a cloth and warmly encourage them to find it. This everyday play builds object permanence — the understanding that things still exist when out of sight — supporting memory, attention and early language.
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