cooperative play
Playing with others
Cooperative play is a stage of child development where children engage in organized activities with shared goals, taking on different roles and working together.
It contrasts with earlier stages like parallel play, where children play alongside but not with each other.
The term extends to video games designed for players to collaborate rather than compete: The game supports cooperative play for up to four players.
- turn-takingAlternating speaker roles
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- working togetherActing in concert
- team buildingFostering workplace collaboration
social bonding · coordination · collaboration · empathy · reciprocity · compromise · joint · make believe · trust · self-regulation · communication · board game night · family activities · negotiation · peer learning · educational games · inclusivity · games
- developmentgrowth, progress, advancement, expansion, improvement
- kids playplaytime, playing, board games, blocks, card games
- playgames, played, toys, players, fun
- child developmentbaby, toddler, newborn, infancy, milestones
- preschoolpreschool, nursery school, pre-K, pre-k, kindergarten
- play learninghands-on learning, discovery learning, learning centers, building blocks, playdough
cooperative playcompetitive play
Games with winners decided
competitive games · zero-sum games · rivalry · fighting games · contest