Category: Social and Emotional Development

D: Dolls, diggers, and dinosaurs: Do girls and boys like different toys?
6 July 2022
Do girls and boys really like different toys?

E: Executive functions and their role in games
6 July 2022
How do everyday activities and games use children's executive functions?

F: Fathers and Play
6 July 2022
What impact does fathers’ involvement and play have on children’s development?

G: Games in the classroom: Creativity, cognition and the curriculum
6 July 2022
How can games facilitate classroom engagement and children's learning?

I: Infants and play: Do babies learn through play?
6 July 2022
Do babies learn through play? The evidence tells us they do but we still have much to learn...

K: Keeping up the good work: The long-term effects of early interventions
6 July 2022
What do we know about the long term effects of programmes supporting children's development?

N: Nature and outdoor play
6 July 2022
Why is it so important for children to get outdoors to play and learn in nature?

O: Oppression, agency, play and education
6 July 2022
What would organised education look like with agency at its heart?

P: Pretend play: Promoting positive emotions in children
6 July 2022
Why is pretend play a particularly positive place for children? 假装游戏: 提升儿童的正面情绪

S: Social play and its importance – it takes two!
6 July 2022
What skills do children need to play together and how can we help them along the way?