The significance of parental mentalizing for four-year-old children's solitary pretend play.

<h4>Background</h4>Pretend play is a signature behavior of early childhood and is considered to reflect the child's emerging symbolic function, enabling the interpretation of social signals, language development, and emotion understanding. While theory links parental mentalizing wit...

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Main Authors: Johanne Smith-Nielsen, Anne Christine Stuart, Katrine Isabella Wendelboe, Ida Egmose, Camilla Overbye Roos, Mette Skovgaard Væver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0297671&type=printable