A new study has uncovered the ways different types of play are linked to children's social abilities and brain activity. The ...

The benefits of object play (blocks, puzzles, cars, dolls and so on) for infant learning and development are well documented. However, nearly nothing is known about how natural play unfolds in the ...

Danae Dinkel receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. When people set personal fitness goals and establish their physical exercise routines, there’s a group of cuddly individuals that ...

Babies play to learn, and in the early months, they’re constantly learning. But babies can be fickle, too—today’s favorite toy may be adamantly rejected tomorrow. Fisher-Price Glow and Grow Kick & ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . How infants spontaneously play in their daily environments may help them develop everyday learning faculties and ...

From the Louisiana Children’s Museum in New Orleans to the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis in Indiana, here are the nine best children's museums in the U.S.

Children learn more through ‘guided play’ than from teacher-led instruction, according to a new study by experts at Cambridge University. A play-focused approach to learning, where children are ...

It's always such a joy to watch our fur babies and human babies interact, especially when they do something totally unexpected. Dr. Jessica Propes’ 9-month-old daughter was recently playing in her ...