World Autism Month
April is World Autism Month. The Autism Speaks Kindness Campaign encourages acceptance, understanding and inclusion with daily acts of kindness. Read more
mental health training
There is a mental health crisis facing American children that is now playing out at schools in the form of increased childhood depression, anxiety, panic attacks, eating disorders, fights and thoughts of suicide at alarming levels. Teachers are getting mental health training. Read more
three crucial human needs
Our society prevents young people from satisfying three crucial human needs. Dr. Peter Gray suggests we have, over decades, been decreasing children’s opportunities to experience autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Read more
park-over-the-river
Dayton’s new riverfront master plan calls for enhancing an existing park, creating a new park on the opposite side of the river and connecting the two with a dazzling new ‘park-over-the-river’ pedestrian bridge. Read more
America’s new favorite pastime
Some 4.8 million people are now playing pickleball globally, and it’s the fastest-growing sport in America. Here’s how pickleball became America’s new favorite pastime. Read more
Formal Operational Stage
The formal operational stage is the last of four stages proposed by Jean Piaget to describe the cognitive development of infants, children, and adolescents. The formal operational stage occurs with children from 12 years into adulthood. Emerging abstract thought and hypothetical reasoning mark this stage of cognitive development.
important early skills
A growing body of research has found play is not simply a carefree tangent to learning, but rather an effective way to teach important early skills. Read more
exciting new park
America’s most exciting new park hides a hideous highway. The Presidio Tunnel Top is a $118 million park that sits on top of a highway in San Francisco. Read more
grow up faster or slower
Social media, pampering parents, increased pressure to succeed – ‘kids these days’ deal with a lot. But is it making them grow up faster or slower than previous generations? Read more
more active in school playgrounds
School breaktimes might be assumed to be the most active period in a child’s school day. Here are four reasons why children need to be more active in school playgrounds, and what’s stopping them. Read more
