As your child ages, they’ll participate in many different types of play. Here’s how each type stage and type contributes to their growth and development. Children love to play because it's fun, but it ...

Play is more than just fun and games for children. It’s a crucial element of healthy development, shaping their physical, cognitive, social, and emotional well-being. Through play, children explore ...

What Are the Stages of Play? In 1932, sociologist Mildren Parten identified six stages of children’s play. All kids develop differently, so there are no set ages for each type of play. Unoccupied play ...

If you can recall, what types of play did you engage in when you were a child? Were they typical “boy” or “girl” styles of play, or non-gender-conforming? If you’re currently the parent of a young ...

Because play is a major outlet through which children demonstrate what is on their mind, whether they have words or not, a branch of therapy has developed around understanding children and their needs ...

Children whose fathers make time to play with them from a very young age may find it easier to control their behavior and emotions as they grow up, research suggests. Children whose fathers make time ...

Ozlem Cankaya is affiliated with Terra Centre and Edmonton Council for Early Learning and Child Care. MacEwan University funds Dr. Cankaya's loose parts play research. MacEwan University provides ...

Children whose fathers make time to play with them from a very young age may find it easier to control their behaviour and emotions as they grow up, research suggests. The study, by academics at the ...