social play
Playing with others
Social play is play that involves interaction between two or more individuals—children chasing each other, puppies wrestling, friends joking around.
The term appears in developmental psychology and animal behavior research, where it contrasts with solitary play.
Social play teaches cooperation, communication, and how to read others' cues: The toddlers engaged in social play at the sandbox.
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- jungle gymPlayground climbing apparatus
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
- childrenYoung human beings
- laughterVocal expression of amusement
pretend · friends · recess · tag · hide-and-seek · sharing · cooperation · roughhousing · imagination · bonding · chase · dolls · sandbox · swings · teamwork · group activity · playmates · giggles
- playgames, toys, fun, playtime, amusement
- play learninghands-on learning, discovery learning, learning centers, building blocks, playdough
- animal playroughhousing, rough-and-tumble, chasing, pouncing, romping
- gaming psychologyflow state, dopamine, immersion, gratification, reward systems
social playsocial withdrawal
Retreating from interpersonal contact
social isolation · antisocial behavior · solitude · seclusion · disengagement
social, play, socials, socially, sociable, sociability, unsociable, societal, society