Play is more than just fun and games for children. It’s a crucial element of healthy development, shaping their physical, cognitive, social, and emotional well-being. Through play, children explore ...

Executive function skills are a set of inter-related processes that support attention, self-control, and goal-directed ...

Ten years ago, Profs. Ariel Kalil and Susan Mayer co-founded the Behavioral Insights and Parenting (BIP) Lab at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy to better understand the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anna Pickel stands outside her recently opened child care center, Happy Go Lucky ChildCare, in Portland, Ore., more than three ...

Sensory play is more than just fun and games. It's a vital component of childhood development. The rich neural pathways formed through sensory play facilitate learning and growth in all children, ...

From left are: Pam Kearns, center director, Wilkes-Barre Child Development Center; Heather Yore, preschool teacher, Wilkes-Barre Child Development Center; Marlene Knaub, board president of Child ...

According to a 2021 survey by the Human-Animal Bond Research Institute, 87% of pet owners have experienced improvements in their mental health due to having a companion animal. I have certainly felt ...

Much of the public discourse around artificial intelligence has focused, understandably, on its potential to fundamentally alter the workforce. But we must pay equal attention to AI’s threat to ...