• Visitors tour Son Doong cave, one of the world's largest natural caves, in central Vietnam's Quang Binh province. AFP
    Visitors tour Son Doong cave, one of the world's largest natural caves, in central Vietnam's Quang Binh province. AFP
  • A man emerges after taking a dip in icy waters during celebrations of the Orthodox Christian feast of Epiphany at the Joseph-Volokolamsk monastery in Russia. Reuters
    A man emerges after taking a dip in icy waters during celebrations of the Orthodox Christian feast of Epiphany at the Joseph-Volokolamsk monastery in Russia. Reuters
  • Residents prepare to put up a hoarding with a photo of US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, at her ancestral village of Thulasendrapuram, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. AFP
    Residents prepare to put up a hoarding with a photo of US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, at her ancestral village of Thulasendrapuram, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. AFP
  • An emotional US President-Elect Joe Biden speaks at Maj Joseph R "Beau" Biden III National Guard Reserve Centre in New Castle, Delaware. The centre is named after his late son. AFP
    An emotional US President-Elect Joe Biden speaks at Maj Joseph R "Beau" Biden III National Guard Reserve Centre in New Castle, Delaware. The centre is named after his late son. AFP
  • Firefighters spray down wildfire flames in California. AFP
    Firefighters spray down wildfire flames in California. AFP
  • French photographer Alexis Boichard skis through powder snow in Kitzbuehel, Austria. AFP
    French photographer Alexis Boichard skis through powder snow in Kitzbuehel, Austria. AFP
  • Thomas Detry of Belgium is silhouetted on the driving range ahead of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, at Abu Dhabi Golf Club. Getty Images
    Thomas Detry of Belgium is silhouetted on the driving range ahead of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, at Abu Dhabi Golf Club. Getty Images

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The five stages of early child’s play

From Dubai-based clinical psychologist Daniella Salazar:

1. Solitary Play: This is where Infants and toddlers start to play on their own without seeming to notice the people around them. This is the beginning of play.

2. Onlooker play: This occurs where the toddler enjoys watching other people play. There doesn’t necessarily need to be any effort to begin play. They are learning how to imitate behaviours from others. This type of play may also appear in children who are more shy and introverted.

3. Parallel Play: This generally starts when children begin playing side-by-side without any interaction. Even though they aren’t physically interacting they are paying attention to each other. This is the beginning of the desire to be with other children.

4. Associative Play: At around age four or five, children become more interested in each other than in toys and begin to interact more. In this stage children start asking questions and talking about the different activities they are engaging in. They realise they have similar goals in play such as building a tower or playing with cars.

5. Social Play: In this stage children are starting to socialise more. They begin to share ideas and follow certain rules in a game. They slowly learn the definition of teamwork. They get to engage in basic social skills and interests begin to lead social interactions.

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Sri Lanka Tharanga (c), Mathews, Dickwella (wk), Gunathilaka, Mendis, Kapugedera, Siriwardana, Pushpakumara, Dananjaya, Sandakan, Perera, Hasaranga, Malinga, Chameera, Fernando.

India Kohli (c), Dhawan, Rohit, Rahul, Pandey, Rahane, Jadhav, Dhoni (wk), Pandya, Axar, Kuldeep, Chahal, Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar, Thakur.

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Name: Peter Dicce

Title: Assistant dean of students and director of athletics

Favourite sport: soccer

Favourite team: Bayern Munich

Favourite player: Franz Beckenbauer

Favourite activity in Abu Dhabi: scuba diving in the Northern Emirates