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Play

Different Types of Play and What They Develop

"What kind of play is this?" turns out to be a more useful question than parents realize. The 18-month-old who watches another toddler without joining...

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Play

Sorting Games by Color and Shape

Sorting is one of the earliest and most fundamental mathematical activities — grouping objects by shared characteristics is the basis of classificatio...

2 min read

Play

Clothespin and Button Games

The best fine-motor toy in your house is probably in a kitchen drawer. A wooden clothespin needs about two pounds of pinch force to open — right at th...

6 min read

Parenting

Connecting With Your Child Through Play

Play looks like the optional part of the day, the thing that happens between the necessary stuff. It isn't. For young children, play is the work — it'...

6 min read

Daycare

The Role of Free Play in Daycare

When daycare brochures advertise Spanish, music, and STEM blocks, free play often gets pushed to the margins. Yet the American Academy of Pediatrics h...

7 min read

Play

Play-Based Learning: How Play Drives Brain Development in the Early Years

"Play-based learning" has been worn down by overuse — slap it on a marketing page and any room with brightly coloured walls qualifies. The actual clai...

5 min read