The Baby Einstein 4-in-1 Kickin’ Tunes Music and Language Discovery Play Gym is a versatile baby play mat designed to support early development through music, movement, and sensory play. It combines a ...

Babies play to learn, and in the early months, they’re constantly learning. But babies can be fickle, too—today’s favorite toy may be adamantly rejected tomorrow. Fisher-Price Glow and Grow Kick & ...

Children learn more through ‘guided play’ than from teacher-led instruction, according to a new study by experts at Cambridge University. A play-focused approach to learning, where children are ...

A heartwarming video of a baby girl giggling away while playing with two cats has delighted users on Reddit. The clip shared by Reddit user kirbzy shows a baby sitting on a carpet floor, while waving ...

Babies are curious and seek new information to get familiar with their environment. The first five years are a foundational period during which most of their cognitive development occurs. By blending ...

Kate Noble does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Kindergarten students play in a classroom in Washington state. Experts and researchers are calling for more play for young children to boost academic and interpersonal skills. Credit: Jackie Mader/The ...

Newborn babies can be tricky to figure out, especially for first-time parents. Despite the abundance of unsolicited advice proffered by anyone who ever had a baby before — and many who haven’t — most ...

Have you ever played with a baby and felt a sense of connection, even though they couldn’t yet talk to you? New research suggests that you might quite literally be “on the same wavelength,” ...

One of my earliest posts here concerned the definition of play, which I developed further in an article on “Definitions of Play” for Scholarpedia (Gray, 2013) and in my book Free to Learn. I first ...

Professor, Environmental Sustainability and Childhood Studies, Swinburne University of Technology Amy Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles receives funding from the Queensland Government Department of Education ...