August 25, 2008

• Kids Need “Risky” Play

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

August 15, 2008

• Use Road Trips to Foster Learning and Fun

  Gas prices may be high, but many families are still  making roadtrips. (…)

August 14, 2008

• Expressing Emotions in Play

  There are numerous benefits to pretend play, among them, a venue for children to express and talk about a variety of emotions within a safe, fun environment. (…)

July 31, 2008

• Toddlers' Attention Spans Affected By Background TV

  Guidance for parents on How to Help Children Learn Before School is one source that advises parents to strictly limit television viewing. (…)

July 22, 2008

• Toddlers' Attention Spans Affected By Background TV

  Television’s affect on children is often studied, and recommendations that children under 2 should not be exposed to television and that those older than 2 should be limited to 1 or 2 hours a day are well known. (…)

July 21, 2008

• Dramatic Play Enhances Learning

  Experts and parents know that play is a valuable learning tool for children. (…)

July 19, 2008

• Why Keep Your Children Active?

  One engaging source to  encourage  physical activity for children is I Can Do Yoga. (…)

July 17, 2008

• Preschool Program Improves Cognitive Control

  Respecting How Children Learn through Play illustrates how a play-based curriculum can improve cognitive control.  Findings from a study appearing in Science, the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), reinforce the concept and show that the play-based Tools of the Mind curriculum can improve cognitive control (executive function) in preschool-age children from disadvantaged backgrounds. (…)

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. (…)

April 21, 2008

• Time for “Old-Fashioned” Child’s Play? A Critical Question

  A child’s work is to play, but it seems that today’s children do more than “just” play. (…)