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As a parent you might never guess all the ways a good imagination benefits your child. It helps a
preschooler:
Develop social skills
As children play pretend, they explore relationships between family members, friends and co-workers
and learn more about how people interact. Playing doctor, they imagine how physicians care for their
patients. Playing house, they learn more about how parents feel about their children. Imaginative play
helps develop sympathy for others. If children can imagine how it feels to be left out of a game or to lose
a pet, they are better able to help those in need. They become more willing to play fair, to share, and to
cooperate.
Build self-confidence
Young children have very little control over their lives. Imagining oneself as a builder of skyscrapers
or a superhero defending the planet is empowering to a child. It helps them develop confidence in their
abilities and their potential.
Boost intellectual growth
Using the imagination is the beginning of abstract thought. Children who can see a king's castle in a
mound of sand or a delicious dinner in a mud pie are learning to think symbolically. This skill is important
in school where a child will have to learn that numerals symbolize groups of objects, letters symbolize
sounds, and so on.
Practice language skills
Kids who play pretend with their friends do a lot of talking. This helps boost their vocabulary, improve sentence structure and enhance communication skills.
Work out fears
Playing pretend can help children work out their fears and worries. When children role-play about the
big, bad monster under the bed, they gain a sense of control over him and he doesn't seem quite so big
or so bad. Imaginative play also helps kids let out confusing feelings they might have, such as anger
toward a parent or rivalry(竞争) with a new sibling(兄弟姐妹).
To encourage your youngster's imagination, read to him every day. Books offer children the
opportunity to visit other worlds and create new ones of their own.
For generations children have enjoyed reading the story of Peter Pan because Peter takes them on
fascinating adventures. Reader's Digest Young Families offers a beautiful vintage Disney edition of Peter
Pan, which is an iParenting Media Award winner. Click here to find out how you can get this classic
story along with 2 free books - Bambi and Pinocchio.
1. Where can you probably find the article?
A. Newspaper
B. Magazine
C. Internet
D. Book
2. What's the meaning of the underlined word?
A. improve
B. limit
C. pull
D. praise
3. What's the purpose of writing the article?
A. Tell the readers 5 benefits of encouraging the child's imagination.
B. Advise the parents to encourage the child's imagination.
C. Introduce some Disney stories to the readers.
D. Persuade the parents to buy books for their children.
