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Direct linkSt George, Jennifer; Fletcher, Richard; Palazzi, Kerrin – Infant and Child Development, 2017
Increasing amounts of research show that fathers' involvement in children's lives contributes to the child's social, emotional and cognitive development; however, much of the evidence comes from fathers' caregiving and object play. This exploratory study compared the characteristics of 24 Australian fathers' play in two contexts--toy play and…
Descriptors: Fathers, Play, Child Behavior, Comparative Analysis
Nielsen, Mark; Christie, Tamara – Infant and Child Development, 2008
The present work investigated the effect of modelling on children's pretend play behaviour. Thirty-seven children aged between 27 and 41 months were given 4 min of free play with a dollhouse and associated toy props (pre-modelling phase). Using dolls, an experimenter then acted out a series of vignettes involving object substitutions, imaginary…
Descriptors: Play, Young Children, Toys, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension)
