Pretending with peers draws on the diverse communication skills children develop with adults. A secure infant-parent attachment bond, which grows out of caregiver warmth, responsiveness, and sensitive communication, predicts socially mature peer play in early childhood, including cooperation, empathy, and popularity.
Pretending draws on communication skills children develop with adults. With a secure caregivers, warmth, responsiveness, and sensitive communication, cooperation, empathy, and popularity can be predicted in early childhood.