Defining play has plagued researchers and philosophers for years. From describing play as
an inaccessible concept due to its complexity, to providing checklists of features, the field …

We propose a new version of the “theory theory” grounded in the computational framework
of probabilistic causal models and Bayesian learning. Probabilistic models allow a …

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Developmental psychologists coined the term" theory of mind" to describe how we
understand our shifting mental states in daily life. Over the past twenty years researchers …

Decades of research demonstrate that a strong curricular approach to preschool education
is important for later developmental outcomes. Although these findings have often been …

In 1997, Don Tapscott wrote Growing Up Digital, an extensively researched inquiry into how
growing up immersed in digital technology changed a generation. Now, he returns to this …

Play is essential to development because it contributes to the cognitive, physical, social, and
emotional well-being of children and youth. Play also offers an ideal opportunity for parents …

This report considers the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) curriculum
throughout Europe. It explores the official curriculum, specified by national or regional …

Traditional American schooling is in constant crisis because it is based on two poor models
for children's learning: the school as a factory and the child as a blank slate. School reforms …

We are robbing young children of play time at home and school in an effort to give them a
head start on academic skills like reading and mathematics. Yet the scientific evidence …