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Pretend Play with Mothers and Siblings: Relations between Early Performance and Partners
Author(s) -
Dale Naomi
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1989.tb00787.x
Subject(s) - psychology , sibling , developmental psychology , normative , observational study , naturalistic observation , facilitation , social relation , imitation , transformational leadership , social psychology , medicine , philosophy , epistemology , pathology , neuroscience
Although the rule of the mother in assisting early pretend play has been established in other studies, little is known about the sibling's contribution. Using naturalistic observational methodology, this study investigates whether 2‐year‐old infants’ co‐operative pretend play varies when playing with their mother and 4–5‐year‐old sibling. The results suggest marked differences in frequency of production of various transformational types in each social setting, and one type of play only appears in games with the sibling. Possible “facilitation” by the play partner is discussed. The classificatory limitation of existing normative developmental schedules of early pretending is noted.