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Why make-believe play is an important part of childhood development

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imageTrying on new roles. Boston Public Library/Flickr

Visit any preschool classroom during free play and you will likely see a child pretending to be someone else. Make-believe play is a ubiquitous part of early childhood. And beyond being fun for kids, pretending and other kinds of imaginative play are also believed by some to be critical to healthy...

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