Playing Together

by Jacqueline Harding, Educational Editor

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• Learning how to interact and get along with others takes a lifetime but the early years are critical in terms of social development.
• Socialising, being accepted and co-operating is a gradual process and an important one.
• This whole process starts as soon as a baby is born; the way in which adults respond to their needs at this early age can set the scene for future healthy emotional and social development.
• The drive to make friends, share experiences, laugh, joke and cry together is one of the most fundamental of human needs.
• A child's confidence in their own abilities can be secured through praise and appreciation of their new abilities by the adults who care for them.

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