Child Development
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Let’s Talk Play! Keeping Play at the Heart of Early Childhood
With so many distractions and new technology arising, kids are often less interested in playing and more likely to become glued to a television ... -
“It’s Mine!” Conflict Resolution for Toddlers
Conflict resolution is a subject that should be taught to kids at an early age to help them better resolve problems in the future. ... -
Top 3 Benefits of Learning Through Play
Parents and teachers try to give children the most advantages possible when it comes to education. Something they may not consider is that children ... -
Why Can’t We Remember Memories From Early Childhood?
Most people have very few memories from early childhood. The memories that we do have from an early age are often not memories at ... -
Stress in Early Childhood Could Make The Brain’s DNA Remap Itself
It’s true that DNA is first formed in the womb, but did you know that DNA can change even after a person is born? ... -
Rethinking the Goal of Childhood Education
When thinking about the goal of childhood education, the word success comes to mind. But how do we define success in our children? Many ... -
Relying on the 30 Million Word Gap To Shape Early Childhood Policy
Around 25 years ago, Betty Hart and Todd Risley put together an influential study which quantified a stunning 30 million word gap between the ... -
Rethinking Early Childhood Policy: Finding Our Way Out of the Silos
The memory of former New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan reverberates some 16 years after his passing, especially when it comes to his sometimes ... -
The Benefits of Learning Science in Early Childhood
For many when the subject of science is brought up images of the cell, frog dissections, and planets come to mind. While these are ... -
Kids are Born Creative Geniuses But the Education System Destroys Imagination
One of the growing concerns of the education system, from parents, teachers, and students alike, is the increasing amount of mandated testing. While standardized ...
