Children find it easier to explore and express their feelings through role play with peers than by talking to adults, as Lena Engel explains
Dressing up, fun at any age, has a special creative appeal for the very young. It allows children to enter a world with no barriers between the real and the imaginary. Role-play activities used effectively can help children review and discuss their feelings and can inspire them to consider the feelings of others.
Children begin to explore their own feelings by comparing them to those of others. Childrens stories are a good stimulus for discussions about feelings and for role play that explores those feelings, as they often reflect subjects and emotions that the children have already experienced.
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