Play-based early childhood programs can help young kids develop emotional regulation and problem-solving skills, traits that can serve them well throughout childhood.
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Neither hopefulness nor childhood development can occur in a vacuum. Strong relational bonds matter, too.
Play is so important for kids, but what about adults? Why don’t you usually see mum or dad swinging on the monkey bars at a playground?
Find your play personality – how did you like to play as a child?
Even babies who are not yet standing or walking get lots of benefits from active movement – but most infants aren’t getting enough physical activity.
For the past 50 years, international animal cognition research has focused on how tool use is related to animal intelligence. But new research casts doubt on long-held assumptions.
The women in our study knew that play was important, although they didn’t see it as an independent behaviour to be encouraged or promoted.
Playgrounds might have been closed, but play remains important for the social fabric of cities and for reimagining the possibilities that are open to us.
Keeping kids active in winter can be a challenge, as cold temperatures and icy conditions often mean more time indoors. Here’s how to maintain a healthy activity level throughout Canadian winters.
When dads engage in active play with their kids they actually help them cope better with some of the challenges they’ll face in life. And no reason why mums can’t join in the fun as well.
Melbourne has its first playable art tram – a 32.5-metre-long musical score played via augmented reality. So what’s the idea of playable trams and playable cities really about?
A recent report suggests reception classes should spend less time playing and more time focusing on literacy and mathematics.
Australian children were once free to play on the streets, but today the urban space is less friendly to children and their imaginations.
As adults we often trivialise the value of play. But playing games lets us play with possibilities, see how they play out – and exploring alternative realities helps us see the familiar in new ways.
The truth about chess playing and intelligence.
Forget about the expensive gifts, for young children, it’s all about the paper and the packaging this Christmas.
A study with pre-school children found that their motivation and interest improved when they believed they were part of a group.
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VC Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University
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Historian and Research Editor, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Teacher Education, Leeds Beckett University
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Decision Making and Expertise, University of Liverpool
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Lecturer in Early Years & Education, University of Hull
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Professor of Mobile Media and Games., RMIT University
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Professor of New Media and Digital Culture and Academic Director, Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS), Leiden University
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Associate Professor, Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska Omaha
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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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Professor and Director of the Child Health and Physical Activity Lab, Western University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Newcastle
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Lecturer, Centre for Positive Psychology and Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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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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Emeritus Professor in Animal Behaviour, University of New England