An employee works next to molten iron at a steel mill of Dongbei Special Steel in Dalian, Liaoning province, China. Reuters
An employee works next to molten iron at a steel mill of Dongbei Special Steel in Dalian, Liaoning province, China. Reuters
Kashmiri government teachers shout anti government slogans as Indian police spray purple coloured water during a protest in Srinagar. Tauseef Mustafa/AFP
Kashmiri government teachers shout anti government slogans as Indian police spray purple coloured water during a protest in Srinagar. Tauseef Mustafa/AFP
A man holds an umbrella as he rides a shared bicycle along a street on a rainy day in Beijing. Wang Zhao/AFP
A man holds an umbrella as he rides a shared bicycle along a street on a rainy day in Beijing. Wang Zhao/AFP
The Ferris wheel of the Rhein fun fair is pictured at sunset in Duesseldorf, western Germany. Jana Bauch/AFP
The Ferris wheel of the Rhein fun fair is pictured at sunset in Duesseldorf, western Germany. Jana Bauch/AFP
The peloton in action during the Annecy to Le Grand-Bornand leg of the Tour de France. Stephane Mahe/Reuters
The peloton in action during the Annecy to Le Grand-Bornand leg of the Tour de France. Stephane Mahe/Reuters
Workers inspect soybean paste at a soy sauce mill in Zibo, Shandong province, China. Reuters
Workers inspect soybean paste at a soy sauce mill in Zibo, Shandong province, China. Reuters
Participants cross a bridge, over the river Waal, during the first day of the 102th edition of the annual Four Days Marches Nijmegen, in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Piroschka van de Wouw/EPA
Participants cross a bridge, over the river Waal, during the first day of the 102th edition of the annual Four Days Marches Nijmegen, in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Piroschka van de Wouw/EPA
The Ferguson Fire burns along a ridgeline in unincorporated Mariposa County, California. Noah Berger/AP Photo
The Ferguson Fire burns along a ridgeline in unincorporated Mariposa County, California. Noah Berger/AP Photo

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World in focus - best photos for July 17, 2018

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

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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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