This systematic review synthesised evidence on associations between nature-based early
childhood education (ECE) and children's social, emotional, and cognitive development. A …

Play is an integrative process, and the skills acquired in it—overcoming impulses, behavior
control, exploration and discovery, problem-solving, reasoning, drawing conclusions, and …

Early childhood education is a field that includes practitioners in nursery schools,
elementary schools, Head Start centers, child care centers, family homes, and other …

Engagement in play has been definitively linked to the healthy development of children
across physical, social, cognitive, and emotional domains. The enriched nature of high …

Risk aversive perceptions and practices among ECEC practitioners and parents have
proven to be an important reason for the decline of young children's opportunities for free …

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience social communication difficulties
which can be compounded by increased social demands and expectations of the school …

We present the design process of the robot YOLO aimed at stimulating creativity in children.
This robot was developed under a human-centered design approach with participatory …

Despite the increasing rates of early childhood smartphone and tablet use and the possible
link to engagement-promoting persuasive digital environment design, there has been limited …

Background The use of games for social skill development in the classroom is accelerating
at a tremendous rate. At the same time, the research surrounding games designed for …

It has widely been accepted that play has a major role in human development. The play
situation is considered a save and controlled space in which children can learn to express …