Order up a Raggedy Ann or a Barbie doll: Playing with dolls helped children develop a stronger tolerance for diverse perspectives. Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content into ...

Doll play, on the other hand, can be viewed as having little educational benefit. Our findings challenge that assumption. More than make-believe When playing with dolls, children often play out scenes ...

“Play is what makes kids, kids. It’s what they do,” says Allison Gopnik, human play researcher and psychology professor at ...

Children play everywhere. Yet their right to play – protected by a UN convention – is constantly challenged by adults. Play is crucial to support children’s holistic development in cognitive, ...