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Pretend Play: Why It Matters and How to Support It at Home
The 2-year-old solemnly offering a teaspoon to a stuffed rabbit, or the 4-year-old narrating that the cushions on the sofa are now lava and you have t...
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Why Pretend Play Is Important for Development
In an era of structured learning activities and educational apps, pretend play can seem like a soft option — what children do when there isn't somethi...
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How Self-Awareness Develops in Children
A two-year-old who points to herself in a photo and says her name has just demonstrated something a four-month-old simply cannot do. Self-awareness is...
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Emotions
How Empathy Develops in Toddlers
A 14-month-old who toddles over and pats your face when you're crying looks like an empath. A 14-month-old who then offers you their soggy cracker as...
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Emotions
How Empathy Develops in Young Children
Empathy is often discussed as though it either exists or it doesn't — a fixed trait that some children are born with and others aren't. The developmen...
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