OCCASIONAL PAPER 5 - The Development of Humour and Pretending from Infancy to Three-Years

Dr Elena Hoika

Play is an important part of early learning and development. Humour and pretending are two forms of play which have the potential to encourage exploration and imagination. Children engage in a variety of types of humour and pretending from infancy through three-years, reflecting their developing understanding of artifacts, language, and social norms, as well as increasingly abstract thought as outlined in Occasional Paper 5, written by Dr Elena Hoika.

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