Your child will continue to learn and explore their feelings through play. Your child is now more interested in making friends with other children and might start to play more cooperatively in small groups. They will understand the concept of ‘mine’ and ‘his/hers/yours’, so sharing starts to get easier. Imaginative play will become more of a feature in your child’s play, they may start to feed their toys, have a pretend tea party, roleplay they are a parent or a job.
Spending time with your child and involving them in tasks will all help them learn. You could look for things on the shopping list, count out vegetables, or measure ingredients for a cake.
Useful resources
- The BBC Tiny Happy People has fun activities you can do with your child.
- Change 4Life has some fun 10minute shake up games to play with your child.
- Your child will be starting school next year and the Born to Move app can help them continue to develop and feel ready for that next step.
Help your child grow healthy, happy and confident with fun activities and tips from NHS health visiting profressionals.
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Page last reviewed: 01/01/2025, next review due: 01/01/2028