Human Growth and Development CLEP Prep Practice Exam

Typically, children begin to use imagination in pretend play around 24 months of age. At 12 months, they are still in the early stages of development and may not yet have the cognitive ability to engage in such imaginative play. Similarly, at 18 months, children are still developing and may not be ready for pretend play. At 36 months, most children have already developed the ability to engage in imaginative play, but it is typically at age 24 months when this skill truly begins to emerge.