This is part of a monthly feature on arts and entertainment offerings in Orange County, which is rich with indoor and outdoor ...

Parents looking to support their children’s learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) will find no shortage of branded STEM sets, subscription science boxes, private coding ...

When we constantly steer playtime, we may actually be getting in the way of the very skills we’re trying to build.

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In an era of packed schedules, screen time, and intense focus on school readiness, many children are playing less than in previous generations, which harms development.

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"Play nicely, children," has been a familiar plea of stressed-out parents and teachers since time immemorial. Now, new ...

A high-quality preschool curriculum gives children opportunities to build both social-emotional and cognitive skills as they ...

Connecticut teachers want you to know that “play-based learning” is not an oxymoron. For years child development and education experts have praised the benefits of play-based learning — a pedagogy ...

California’s transitional kindergarten instruction should remain developmentally appropriate and prioritize play as a form of learning, the state emphasized in a proposed clarification of the ...

Corrected: A previous version of this article referenced the International Chess Federation acronym as ICF. The acronym is FIDE. There are 25 million kids worldwide who play chess competitively, ...