How does your baby learn about their connection to other people? When do they start making friends? It all starts with you. You are your child's first playmate, their favorite person. From birth, your ...

Are home-schooled children slow to develop social skills? No. Research shows that homeschooled kids are generally as socially skilled as children taught in schools, highlighting the fact that ...

My kids and our neighbors' kids play outside without adults in the afternoon. It reminds me of the childhood I had with ...

When children play, they engage their imagination, problem-solving skills, and creativity. Play helps them navigate social interactions, take turns, negotiate, and cooperate. They also learn about ...

A new study finds that when young kids find loopholes, or sneaky work-arounds, for instructions, they must apply advanced ...

But to go with life successfully, they need more than just academic knowledge. Social skills play a huge role in helping them build strong relationships, communicate effectively, and handle ...

Play-based activities create fun opportunities to model empathy and respect for differences. You can use M&M’s to help teach ...

Children with Down Syndrome struggle with communication skills. Here's how parents, with proper techniques, can help them ...

Researchers from the University of Hertfordshire developed a child-sized robot to help autistic children communicate with their peers. His name is Kaspar and he is able to perform human-like ...

It turns out play with ... management skills. In The Power of Play, Brussoni states that the most important thing parents and guardians can do is get out of the way: provide children with an ...