Concept information
Preferred term
pretending
Definition
- Pretending is a form of play that children around the world use to amuse themselves, a product of symbolic and nonrepresentational thought processes that can transform a boy in a tree fort into a pirate standing on the deck of his ship, or a girl who tries on her mother's jewelry into a fairy princess. During pretend play, a wading pool can be the setting for deep sea exploration or a backyard can become a magical land filled with strange unearthly creatures. [Source: Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society; Pretending]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/pretending
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