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Fast Cartoons and Toddler Attention: What the Evidence Actually Says

The "my child is wired after watching that show" feeling has more research behind it than most parents realise. The evidence is not on the absolute le...

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Independent Play: How Children Learn to Play Alone

A 3-year-old standing in the middle of a tidy playroom announcing "I have nothing to do" is, in that moment, doing something developmentally important...

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How Long Should Young Children Play Independently?

"How long should my toddler be able to play alone?" is one of the questions health visitors hear most, usually phrased as worry that the child can't m...

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When a Child Does Not Know How to Play Alone

"My child can't play alone for two minutes" is one of the most common things parents tell me, and it's almost never about the child being defective at...

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