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Some parents won’t let anything get in their child’s way. Not even an…

 At this point it seems the evidence is overwhelming—new studies seem to arrive…

The internet is now 30 years old, making it the same age as…

It’s easy to forget about the little things kids need to learn in…

Children hunger for a taste of freedom. They are strongly driven to get…

Did you know that the right brain develops first? It does so by the time children…

Children as young as eight are being sexually exploited online, Barnardo’s the UK’s…

Those of us parenting in a digital world, frankly, don’t know what we’re…

Play does not have a beginning and ending. It is a fluid, continuous…

Helping our children navigate the stresses and strains of daily life is more…

Converging evidence shows a major shift toward independence around age four.  Full blog…

Sleep deprivation among teens spiked after 2012 – just as smartphone use became…

Baby laptops, baby cellphones, talking farms — these are the whirring, whiz-bang toys…

Look at my baby dragons,” says three-year-old Rubens, gently stroking three polished stones….

Is your child getting enough ‘free play’? Child-led free play – the unstructured…

When it comes to toys, in terms of development and creativity, less is…

Much of the negative reputation of tech and screens is way ahead of…

Long-term impacts of play deprivation during early child development include isolation, depression, reduced…

We often hear about the benefits of reading storybooks at bedtime for promoting vocabulary, early…

As part of a recent parent survey, we asked parents if they could…

Play is not only important for physical development and as a way to have…

This article will examine the importance of effectively communicating both the risks and…

In his 2005 book, “Last Child in the Woods,” Richard Louv wrote about what…