Importance Of Mildred Parten Active Social Play

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Mildred Parten described 5 kinds of social play with increasing advancing levels from alone to creative playing together: solitary play, onlooker play, parallel play, associative play, and cooperative play. (Berger p 320). Active social play creating peer acceptance when children are creatively chasing, racing, tumbling, tackling while keeping the game fair, long lasting, and fun for all builds strong social skills.