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Naps help babies learn and remember

Apr 15, 2023

© 2023 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved #author-byline-block_6b3d96797f05567e66fc58bf3bca74af .author-byline-text{ font-size: 16px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); } Naps help babies learn and remember. In fact, babies may require timely naps to transfer new information and skills into long-term memory. Does this mean we should be forcing our babies to take...

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Preschool number activities: How to introduce preschoolers to numbers

Mar 11, 2023

© 2008 – 2023 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved #author-byline-block_cf22dfd10b244fcc6955133e0fd94322 .author-byline-text{ font-size: 16px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); } Preschool number activities often involve counting, but counting alone – naming numbers in the right order – isn’t enough. Children also need to develop “number sense,” an intuitive feeling for the...

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The social and cognitive benefits of play: Effects on the learning brain

Jan 20, 2023

© 2008 – 2023 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved #author-byline-block_fa8928d6cdf63d7d6ad938367ac0d883 .author-byline-text{ font-size: 16px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); } Science supports many of our intuitions about the emotional and cognitive benefits of play. Playful behavior appears to have positive effects on the brain and on a child’s ability to learn. Want specifics?...

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The benefits of fantasy fiction and imaginative play

Jan 13, 2023

© 2019 – 2023 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved #author-byline-block_fff5c29951ef49f38e6338a61c224515 .author-byline-text{ font-size: 16px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); } Fantasy has ancient roots, but it gets a bad rap. Some worry that fantasy fiction may confuse young children. Others dismiss fantasy as silly or frivolous. Should kids steer clear of...

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Educational games and toys for kids: Are they effective?

Dec 30, 2022

© 2010-2022 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved #author-byline-block_b4187306e91512f3959b29c621d25340 .author-byline-text{ font-size: 16px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); } Developmental toys and educational games for kids are relatively recent inventions. Do they work? Throughout most of human history, children got little or no formal instruction. Instead, they learned by imitation, and by...

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Why toy blocks rock: The science of construction play

Dec 4, 2022

© 2008 – 2022 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved #author-byline-block_9b6098fb86bae8ab54c9f1af5bcd649d .author-byline-text{ font-size: 16px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); } Toy blocks, also called “building blocks,” are solid shapes used for construction play. Some are simple planks made of wood. Others are fancier, like the interlocking bricks of plastic made by LEGO...

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Tangrams for kids: Educational tips and a printable template

Sep 14, 2022

© 2009 – 2022 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved #author-byline-block_622fe03440d70 .author-byline-text{ font-size: 16px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); } Tangrams for kids: A learning tool for building STEM skills Like building blocks, tangrams can teach kids about spatial relationships. They may help kids learn geometric terms, and develop stronger problem...

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Can preschool board games boost mathematics skills?

Sep 7, 2022

Studies suggest the answer is yes…if the game has these particular features. © 2008 – 2022 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved #author-byline-block_63179b880f58e .author-byline-text{ font-size: 16px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); } You might not expect much from a preschool board game. Players roll dice, or spin a spinner, and move...

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Online parenting studies: Research you can participate in

Aug 15, 2022

Want to participate in research? Studies posted here are being conducted by researchers in the behavioral and cognitive sciences. As a rule, each project has been approved by a college or university ethics board. However, before you participate, you should always read the information carefully to make sure you are...

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The Mozart effect: The truth behind the claims

Jul 27, 2022

© 2009 – 2022 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved #author-byline-block_6230dcd5b3d75 .author-byline-text{ font-size: 16px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); } What is “the Mozart effect”? In the popular culture, “the Mozart effect” refers to the claim that listening to Mozart’s music can increase your general intelligence, or IQ. In the scientific community,...

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From a college freshman to a high school freshman: 9 solid pieces of advice

Aug 17, 2021

Christian Parenting, Parenting

The college domino effect started a few years ago in our house. With five kids, we knew it loomed on the horizon since the days when they were little tykes, convinced that swimming in a plastic pool in the front yard was as close to paradise as one could get. ...

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Should I send my kid to private school?

Aug 13, 2021

Christian Parenting, Parenting

Choosing which type of formal education for our children hasn’t been easy. As a teacher, the cons of the different systems have typically spoken the loudest to me. However, now that we have three school-aged children, I feel like we’ve stepped into a good rhythm with solid expectations for our...

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Why should I homeschool?

Aug 13, 2021

Christian Parenting, Parenting

When others hear that we chose to switch from public school to homeschooling pre-COVID-19 (literally months before), I receive lots of questions. First, please understand that what I share and how I share it is not meant to cause anyone to feel like they need to do what we do,...

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Why I chose to put my kids in public school

Aug 13, 2021

Christian Parenting, Parenting

Months before we got married and years before we became parents, my husband and I sat down and discussed where we would send our hypothetical children to school. OK, technically, I sat my husband down and fired a series of questions at him from a “before you get married” book...

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Schooling options: Preferences rather than requirements

Aug 13, 2021

Christian Parenting, Parenting

I sat in a student missions training seminar about 6 months ago. What we were facing that week consisted of sleeping on floors, engaging refugee families who didn’t speak much English, teaming up with unfamiliar people, and adhering to someone else’s schedule—which means late nights and early mornings. In our...

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The language of play—A powerful way to connect with your kids

Aug 10, 2021

Christian Parenting, Parenting

Mom, will you play with me? Pause. Something happens when we become adults. We start to think about education, food, paying the bills, serving, and laundry. Oh, the laundry! Summer hits, and many of us don’t have the same luxury to toss caution to the wind and spend endless hours...

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Three common myths when it comes to teaching your children the Bible

Jun 25, 2021

Let’s be honest, shall we? Studying the Bible as a family can seem intimidating. As the developer of an at-home Bible survey curriculum for families, Bible Road Trip™, I get emails from parents who find reading the Bible with kids to be daunting. A lot of emails. Most of the...

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Preschool science experiment: Using ice to teach kids about scientific concepts (with crucial safety tips)

Jun 19, 2021

© 2008 – 2021 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved A preschool science experiment is an opportunity to introduce children to the concepts of observation, prediction, and testing (Gelman and Brenneman 2004). Exciting? Yes. But it’s also tricky. On the one hand, research suggests that young children don’t think as...

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