Language development is one of the most fascinating milestones during early childhood. In the toddler years, children begin ...

Puppets are everywhere—on beloved TV shows and movies, in local theatre productions, in classrooms, and even at the doctor’s office. And while most parents may not know this, puppets are also integral ...

From hearing lullabies to the sing-song lilt of a parent’s voice, babies form strong connections with their caregivers through sound and song. Think about the way we instinctively bounce or rock fussy ...

One of my earliest posts here concerned the definition of play, which I developed further in an article on “Definitions of Play” for Scholarpedia (Gray, 2013) and in my book Free to Learn. I first ...

Social and emotional learning (SEL) is an educational process that aims to help children develop social and emotional life skills. These include managing difficult emotions, dealing with stress, ...

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Helping your children develop the resilience to handle life's inevitable setbacks is the key to raising them into happy and successful adults, says Dr. Tovah Klein. Some parents think of resilience as ...