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Lessons in Learning – Educational toys: Learning to play or playing to learn?
For decades, companies have marketed toys claiming that they can help children develop language, math and problem-solving skills. However, despite their success in the booming market for educational toys few manufacturers have offered up much in the way of evidence to back up their assertions. This Lessons in Learning article reviews the body of research and tests the veracity of such educational claims.
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Comfort, Play and Teach : Three simple ideas for parents of young children
Comfort, Play and Teach are simple ideas that, when put into action can have a big effect on your child's development. Three tools specifically designed in September 2009 by CCL’s Early Childhood Learning Knowledge Centre, in collaboration with Invest in Kids, offer these strategies to parents who are looking to address aggressive behaviour in babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
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