Make-Believe Play Imagination is a wonderful thing and we can help our children develop it. Children love to pretend they are someone who is important and powerful, like Superman, a doctor, a teacher, a parent. This is a good, healthy part of growing up. It helps children practice for the future. It gives them pleasure and comfort.
Imaginary friends can give a special kind of companionship.
He also found that most of these children had received a good deal of encouragement from their parents to engage in fantasy play. Join your child in fantasy play. You will make this important play even more special for your toddler and will be encouraging her creativity. To help your child use his body and imagination. How to Play Ask your child to imitate familiar things like a flower, a tree, a train, a dog, a boat, daddy driving a car.