Study: Too Many Structured Activities May Hinder Children’s Executive Functioning

Education Week - Ellen Wexler "When children spend more time [...]

July 10th, 2014|Categories: Brain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Physical Activity, Playing|Tags: Education, School|

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Why It’s Imperative to Teach Empathy to Boys

Mind/Shift - Gayle Allen and Deborah Farmer Kris "Too often [...]

July 4th, 2014|Categories: Boys, Emotional Literacy, Empathy, Parenting, Playing, Skills, Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)|Tags: Education, School|

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Fitness: Why Kids Love Taking Risks in Play [Video]

Liberty Voice - Nick Ng "Play and taking risks are [...]

July 2nd, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Children, Emotional Literacy, Fitness, Mental Health, Playing|Tags: Education, School|

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Rod Morris: Playgrounds vital in education, development

The Dallas Morning News - Rod Morris "As educators, we [...]

June 29th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Playing, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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What Kids Can Learn From A Water Balloon Fight

NPR Ed - ANYA KAMENETZ "...parents shouldn't be afraid of [...]

June 26th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Parenting, Parents, Playing, Resilience|Tags: Education, School|

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Playtime May Be More Important to Development Than Parents Thought

Education News - Grace Smith "Professor Yuko Munakata of the [...]

June 25th, 2014|Categories: Brain, Child Development, Playing, Research|Tags: Education, School|

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Is Entrepreneur Barbie The Doll We Have Been Waiting For?

The Huffington Post - Cavan Sieczkowski "The official 2014 "career [...]

June 19th, 2014|Categories: Education, Entrepreneurship, Girls, Playing|Tags: Education, School|

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Does Play Matter?

The Huffington Post - Roberta Michnick Golinkoff and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek [...]

June 12th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Playing, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Barbee: Exercise is good for the brain

Citizen-Times - Susanna Barbee "Exercise impacts the brain in a [...]

June 11th, 2014|Categories: Brain, Child Development, Childhood Obesity, Exercise, Health, Mental Health, Parents, Physical Activity, Playing, summer|Tags: Education, School|

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Old-time children’s games are best for a child’s development

SnoValleyStar.com - Sherry Grindeland "“Executive function is the brain’s “air [...]

June 6th, 2014|Categories: Brain, Child Development, Exercise, Outdoors, Physical Education, Playing|Tags: Education, School|

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