Teaching parents to play with their children is taking off in rural Zambia, but volunteers need better funding, training and support to reach every family.
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Why are some pre-primary education programmes more successful than others?
Sometimes we think ‘if it feels scary, it must be unsafe’. But feeling nervous or excited is often part of the experience.
Play-based early childhood programs can help young kids develop emotional regulation and problem-solving skills, traits that can serve them well throughout childhood.
The new play by award-winning playwright Jane Harrrison examines who has the authority to tell Aboriginal stories, and how they should be told.
Caring for a toddler can be challenging and requires patience. Understanding the psychology behind a toddler’s actions can help weather some of the rockier days.
Different play experiences may provide different developmental opportunities.
The latest instalment of the film franchise addresses a dilemma many parents face: what happens to playtime when children become obsessed with screens?
Unstructured play – especially the kind that allows kids to test their limits – can help children become competent, independent adults.
Playing with dolls may help children build empathy and better understand other people’s thoughts and feelings.
By letting people make choices and experience the outcomes of those choices, gaming provides a much more hands-on way of learning about health.
I track my characters from the dog-days of the pandemic to an undisclosed near future where mainstream politics has collapsed and a populist revolt is unleashed.
From Pig Latin to Punch Buggy, kids have long used nonsensical language, gestures and games to carve out cultures of their own.
The youngest chimpanzees are the biggest risk-takers. Would humans show the same pattern if adults weren’t keeping such a close watch on little kids?
Boredom is a healthy part of life. Experiencing it can help children learn to set goals and make plans.
’Tis the season for tabletop games – bringing people together since 2500 BCE.
Play has been pushed to the edges of children’s lives.
The play is a dizzying amalgamation of influences, mercurial talents and creativity that sits among the defining achievements of its generation.
Play isn’t just for playgrounds.
Humans learn and understand the world through play.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor of Education, Charles Sturt University
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Adjunct assistant professor, North Carolina State University
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Professor of Mobile Media and Games., RMIT University
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Professor of Digital Learning and Play, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Associate Director and Researcher at the Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit (DPHRU), University of the Witwatersrand
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Pace University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts and Design; Coordinator, Play, Creativity and Wellbeing Project, Centre for Creative and Cultural Research, University of Canberra
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Injury epidemiologist | Health Data Scientist | Expert Witness, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies, Charles Sturt University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Newcastle
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VC Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University
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Professor of Healthy Ageing, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor of Developmental Psychology & Psychopathology, University of Leeds
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Associate Professor in Landscape Architecture, Queensland University of Technology
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Research Project Officer, School of Design, Queensland University of Technology