Total Communication Empowers Children in Singapore Through Pretend Play to Boost Development

SINGAPORE - Oct. 7, 2025 - PRLog -- Pretend play, also known as imaginative or symbolic play, is more than just fun and games. It's a critical engine that propels children's emotional, language, social, and cognitive growth.

Total Communication, a leading therapy & educational centre in Singapore, is using pretend play in its Imaginarium Lab and programmes to help children build essential life-skills with joy and confidence.

Why Pretend Play Matters

According to child development experts, imaginative play helps children:

• Expand vocabulary & communication skills through role-play and story creation.
• Learn social skills like sharing, turn-taking, negotiating, perspective-taking, and conflict resolution.
• Develop emotional regulation skills, helping them process frustration, empathy, confidence, fear of failure, and more.
• Improve cognitive skills like problem-solving, abstract thinking, imagination, and symbolic thinking.

How Total Communication Integrates Pretend Play

At Total Communication, pretend play is embedded into therapy and enrichment programmes:

• Imaginarium Lab (ages 3-12): Role-playing, themed stories, and creative challenges are part of regular sessions, helping children grow communication, confidence, empathy, and social understanding.
• Educational and Speech Therapy: Therapists use modelling and guided play to scaffold language, grammar, and play skills. Children delayed in language or with play-skills delays are supported to build complexity in pretend scenarios.

Parents, and educators, if you want to see your child thrive through pretend play, reach out to Total Communication.

Learn how the power of imagination can transform learning journeys and help overcome challenges like hesitation, fear of failure, social awkwardness, or language delays.

Contact Information

Total Communication Therapy Centre

Phone: +65 9115 8895

Email: enquiries@totalcommunication.com.sg

Website: https://www.totalcommunication.com.sg/