During the elementary-school years, a child's world expands dramatically to include not only their family and playmates but a widening circle of schoolmates and adults. In this enlarged environment, ...

Half the teachers of grades 1-6 from eight inner-city schools with predominantly black populations were involved in a 12-week program designed to help participants understand and apply classroom ...

Young children's sense of self is similar to that of older kids and adults. The results show that our ability to reason about our self-worth as individuals develops early in life. Young children's ...

Sensory play is more than just fun and games. It's a vital component of childhood development. The rich neural pathways formed through sensory play facilitate learning and growth in all children, ...

The developmental psychologist and genetic epistemologist, Jean Piaget, investigated the cognitive development of children. He identified four stages from the sensorimotor period, culminating at 2 ...