Playdate Politics
This type of play, common in toddlers, involves kids playing side-by-side but not actually interacting—it’s basically the social equivalent of parallel parking.
What is Parallel Play?
This stage of life is often associated with retirement, senior discounts, and the freedom to yell at kids to get off your lawn.
What is late adulthood?
This is the part of the brain that isn’t fully developed in teens, explaining why they sometimes make decisions like texting their ex at 3 a.m.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
This type of play is when kids start playing together with a shared goal, like building a Lego castle or taking over the sandbox.
What is cooperative play?
In Erikson’s final psychosocial stage, older adults reflect on their life with a sense of satisfaction—or dwell on regrets in this dramatic-sounding conflict.
What is integrity vs despair?
This stage of adolescence is when teens start to form their own identities—unfortunately, ‘having no idea who they are’ is part of the process.
What is identity vs. role confusion?
This type of play involves pretending, like being a superhero or a chef, and is critical for developing creativity and social skills
What is symbolic play?
This type of intelligence, which involves wisdom and experience, tends to remain strong even as quick problem-solving skills decline.
What is crystallized intelligence?
Teens are particularly prone to emotional roller coasters, and research suggests this brain structure is highly involved in regulating feelings—especially when they slam doors for no reason
What is the Amygdala?
In the early stages of play, kids may explore toys and environments without much interaction.
What is solitary play?
The stage in a woman's life when her menstruation and ovulation cease as a result of estrogen and progesterone reduction.
What is menopause?
Teens can sometimes feel like their every action is under scrutiny.
What is the imaginary audience?
When a kid has ____ they usually engage in solitary play, and do repetitive and less strenuous play.
What is autism?
The process of your bones becoming weak and brittle because you're losing calcium and hormones in the bone.
What is osteoporosis?
This natural developmental process helps teens develop their ability to think abstractly and handle complex concepts—meaning they might overthink that social media post they liked last week.
What is formal operational thinking (or abstract thinking)?