Symbolic Play refers to symbolic, or dramatic, play which occurs when children begin to substitute one object for another.
Which predominantly starts after 2 years.
And I can definitely see my girl doing the symbolic play.
Her car remote can become her TV, a plate and spoon can serve as her drums at one time and my turn into her 'aarti' plate at other times.
She has learned to feed, comb and even toilet train her favourite doll.
I had learnt in psychology that symbolic play is very important in a child's development.
It not only enriches their imagination but this is how they start relating to the outer world.
And even more, it also develops the child's language abilities as they do lot of 'self talking' when they actually communicating with their toys.
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