• Discuss with examples what social skills are developed through group play, for example: being able to manage stress, exclusion and dominance, dealing with conflicts and challenges and learn self-control. • Discuss the development of autonomy and independence through play and its importance for children in their socialisation. Child development theorists who support the idea of ​​play and cognitive development: • Lev Vygotsky: Suggests that learning to follow rules to continue play will help children learn to take into account the feelings and ideas of others. • Jean Piaget: believed that the empathy children demonstrate with each other by taking turns, cooperating, and sharing through play signals their awareness of others. However, free play time for children is decreasing due to parents' busy lifestyles, and many parents feel that free play is unproductive or a waste of time compared to structured play such as organized sports that are professionally taught..