When a father supports a toddler’s autonomy, the child is likely to show better executive function at the age of five and so be readier…
Child & Family Blog EditorApril 2019
We have invited the world’s leading authorities to write about their conclusions on play.
Play is vital for child development. The impacts of play deprivation illustrate this: isolation, depression, reduced self-control, poor resilience, even criminality.
The children’s reaction to the toys for boys / toys for girls branding was not as expected. Girls actually learned more about engineering from the…
Child & Family Blog EditorMarch 2019
Parents boost language development in early childhood by naming what children see, touch, smell, taste and do as they play.
Professor Catherine S. Tamis-LeMondaFebruary 2019
Education’s increasingly narrow focus on tests and targets overlooks play’s harder-to-measure contributions to child development.
Jack O'SullivanJanuary 2019
Pretend play is both vital and unique to humanity even if, as research suggests, more of it does not boost cognitive learning or creativity.
Paul L. HarrisDecember 2018
Children guide their own learning. They look elsewhere when learning slows, because they’ve mastered the material or it’s too difficult. Inattention can aid child development.
Celeste KiddDecember 2018
Trying out what grown-ups do wins out with preschoolers over pretend play with toys - and it’s likely better for child development.
Professor Angeline S. LillardOctober 2018
Play with fathers could help bridge cognitive, social and emotional learning gaps among low-income children.
Professor Natasha J. CabreraOctober 2018
