A study of 4-year-old, hard-to-manage children found that frequent violent fantasy was associated with poorer language and play skills, more antisocial behavior, and less empathic understanding at the age of 6 years.

Authors

• Person: Peter K. Smith, Anthony Pellegrini Organization: Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development
  Play: Learning through play

Sources

• Play: Learning through play www.child-encyclopedia.com Peter K. Smith, Anthony Pellegrini · Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development via serper

Referenced by nodes (2)

• antisocial behavior concept
• language skills concept