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Why Pretend Play Is Important for Development
In an era of structured learning activities and educational apps, pretend play can seem like a soft option — what children do when there isn't somethi...
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Play
Why Pretend Play Is Important for Development
The moment a child picks up a banana and holds it to their ear as a phone, they are making a cognitive leap: using one thing to represent another. Thi...
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Play
Concentration-Building Games for Toddlers
Toddlers have shorter attention spans than older children, but this does not mean attention is fixed. Every time a toddler works through a challenging...
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Emotions
Self-Regulation in Early Childhood: How It Develops and How to Support It
Self-regulation is one of those terms that has moved from academic psychology into parenting discussions with a speed that has not always been matched...
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Development
Executive Function Development in Children: What It Is and How to Support It
Executive function is less well-known than intelligence as a predictor of outcomes, but in some respects it is more important. A child with high IQ an...
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Development
Executive Function in Young Children: What It Is and Why It Matters
Executive function is the set of cognitive skills that sit behind a child's ability to plan a sequence of actions, hold information in mind while usin...
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Health
ADHD in Teenagers: Managing School, Relationships and Independence
The experience of ADHD in adolescence is quite different from ADHD in childhood. The hyperactivity that was visible in primary school often internalis...
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Health
ADHD in Children: Diagnosis, Types, and What Helps
ADHD is both one of the most common and one of the most misunderstood childhood conditions. At one extreme, it is over-attributed -- every energetic,...
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