August 25, 2008

• Kids Need “Risky” Play

  The significance of play in the lives of children is widely recognized. (…)

August 16, 2008

• Wars Affect Children’s Moral Centers

  Certainly war affects everyone, but a new study by psychology professors at the University of Utah report that children who grow up in war zones are particularly affected. (…)

August 8, 2008

• Effects of Early Childcare on Later Achievement

  In 1991, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) began a $200 million study to determine the immediate and long-term effects of early child care on cognitive and social-emotional development of children. (…)

July 16, 2008

• Children's Museum Needs Space to Open

  Architecture and Play: Learning from Children’s Museums includes tours of children's museums to give designers insights into any building intended for children, including child care centers and schools.  Experiences such as this helped Marcy Deeds, a self-proclaimed “museum junkie,” and her husband, Jonathan, of Napa, California, create a plan for a hands-on discovery place for children called Scientopia Discovery Center, according to a recent article in  The Napa Valley Register. (…)