Ivy Waters International Standards · EY-C-03

Collaborative Play & Social Boundaries

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EY-C-03Ages 3–5 · Early Years · Good Citizenship/Humanities

Collaborative Play & Social Boundaries

Personal, Social & Emotional Development (PSED)

Your child transitions from playing next to other children (parallel play) to actively playing with them, practicing basic sharing, taking turns on a playground, and recognizing when a friend is sad.

In real life

At a park, your child offers a bucket to another child in the sandbox, coordinates a simple game of chase, or pauses to ask, "Are you okay?" if another toddler trips and falls.

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Ivy Waters International Standards v2.2.0 (2026). Standard EY-C-03: Collaborative Play & Social Boundaries. https://ivywaters.com/standards/EY-C-03

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