56 - Friday, December 13, 1985 - North Shore News

The importance of pretending ;

OUR CHILDREN’s life consists primarily of
their play. For them, it takes the same daily im-
portance as our work does for us parents.

Pretending or role-playing
are the most significant parts
of that play. The other one
is put-together.

When our children pre-
tend, they are taking pieces
of their real life, combined
with their endless imagina-
tion, and recreating their
own set of conditions for
their play.

In fact, this serves an im-
portant psychological vehicle
for them, since it allows
them to learn to cope with
real life by learning to deal
with the similar situations
which they make up for
themselves, as they act out
endless scenarios of make-
believe.

The play materials’ which
help to enhance and provide
such pretend play are varied.
They include puppets, doll
corner and miniature
house-keeping equipment,
and sets of miniature figures
(animals, people, vehicles,
Noah's Ark sets, etc.).

Construction sets also help

to provide the setting for
pretend play, allowing
children to create their own
play environment in which
they can then use the same

Another aspect to consider
is the realism of the figures.
The more abstract or car-
toony the figure, the more
difficult it can be to truly
imagine the pretend which
the figure is being involved
in.

If the child is young, it’s

by Pat Gallaher

imaginative creativity to
create their own make-
believe play.

One thing to watch for
when choosing such materi-
als is the sturdiness, since
children’s eager hands will
put well-loved figures
through hours upon hours of
strenuous activity.

Local teams
hoping to
regain trophies

THE SECOND ANNUAL
~ Christmas Tournament of
the North Shore Hockey
‘League is being held this
weekend (Dec. 12-15) at the
North Vancouver Rec Cen-
tre.
Six visiting teams will
compete with the league
teams in three divisions.

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Christmas Hours:
Open Sunday 10:30-5:00pm

Thursday & Friday

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In Division A, Rusty
Blades and Pust Primers will
compete against Old Buz-
zards and Canadians. Divi-
sion B includes Coastal Ca-
uadians and Old Goats battl-
ing with Drillers and Old
Crows. In Div. C, Hollyburn
and Spring Chickens take on
Firefighters and Warriors.

Christmas

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necessary to the keep size of
such play figures big enough
that they could not cause
choking, since many children
under two years old are still
exploring the world with
their taste, in addition to
their other senses.

The younger the child, the
foggier the line is between

reality and the world of pre-
tend,

That’s why so many kids
bring their stuffed bear (or
other favorite friend) to
snack or mealtime, to share
in the social part of the oc-
casion.

As the ones who provide
the materials and supportive
atmosphere for such play,

‘u's necessary for us to

carefully consider how open
we are, as parents, to the
parts of such pretend that
our children choose to share
with us.

If we make little of such
aspects of their life, we are
indicating that what's im-
portant to them isn’t to us.
So why should we be other-
wise surprised when they, at
other times, lack respect for
our priorities in daily life?

The alternatives and direc-
tions in which our children
can take and expand their
pretend play are only as
limited as their endless imag-
ination. The only bounds on
such imagination are usually
determined by the support

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