Myth #2: Introverts are shy. Shyness has nothing to do with being an Introvert. Introverts are not necessarily afraid of people. What they need is a reason to interact. They donât interact for the sake of interacting.
It is best to start teaching play skills with simple cause-and-effect toys, such as a Jack in The Box or a keyboard. Avoid imaginative, work based, or complex toys, such as puzzles, figurines, dolls, or Play Dough. If you hand a child with no play skills a lump of Play Dough, they will likely try to eat or lick it.
Symbolic play is a common early childhood behavior also called âpretend play, make-believe play, fantasy play . . . or imaginative playâ (Gowen 1995, 75). Representational thinking is a core component of symbolic play.