Kids who regularly use their imaginations to pretend play develop better social skills and vocabulary than kids who do not.

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“He’s not going to sit down and journal about it; he’s 3.” Should parents let their kids play with toy guns? Kirsten ...

In these videos, children, or in some cases just a pair of hands, take toys out of their packaging and play with them. Verity particularly likes watching Shopkins, Lego and Harry Potter toys being ...

playing with toy parachutes, or rolling a ball down a slope. Image caption, Children are drawn to toys and games that help them develop essential skills for life By matching the learning ...

Playing heroes and villains is a staple part of growing up for most children, play fighting with guns and swords, pretending to be goodies and baddies - even Prince George enjoys it. But this role ...

There's nothing little children like more than copying Mum and Dad as they do household tasks or pretending to be other people they see who are in charge of life's important stuff – police officers, ...

This study isn’t playing around. The holiday shopping season seems to come earlier every year. But just because the sales have started, it doesn’t mean that you need to fill your cart — it ...

To create a Montessori-inspired play space, she recommends choosing simple, close-ended toys with clear goals or outcomes that encourage repetition and help children focus on specific ...