Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 2096 of 2368

Two 3-year-olds sit near each other. Each plays independently with similar blocks. Which type of play is this?

  1. Solitary play
  2. Associative play
  3. Cooperative play
  4. Parallel play
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Correct answer: Parallel play

In parallel play, children play with similar toys independently but near other children.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Nursing Care for Infancy Through Adolescence: PLAY. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026