Postnatal development includes dramatic changes in gonadal hormones and the many
social behaviors they help regulate, both in rodents and humans. Parental care-seeking is …

The purpose of this study was to analyze literature regarding interventions for promoting
pretend play in children with disabilities. Sixteen studies were found using experimental …

While the subject of play may seem trivial for behavioral science, EO Wilson noted that
understanding the significance of play is an important challenge facing scholars in these …

Play is a paradox. Why would the young of so many species--the very animals at greatest
risk for injury and predation--devote so much time and energy to an activity that by definition …

As one of the most advanced play forms in childhood, pretend play often demonstrates
positive associations with children's development. However, results from research that …

Child study is a very complex field. Human beings, and children, specifically, are very
complex beings. Consequently, simple answers and solutions to problems are very often …

Within educational research a particular theoretical perspective has become influential over
recent decades, from which classroom learning and cognitive development are seen as …

The effects of high-structure versus low-structure objects on various types and components
of pretend play in a sample of 36 low-income, predominantly Afro-American preschoolers …

Time-sampled observations of Head Start preschoolers'(N= 264; 51.5% boys; 76% Mexican
American; M= 53.11 and SD= 6.15 months of age) peer play in the classroom were gathered …

The purpose of this study was to test a model for predicting preschool-age children's
behaviors with peers from dimensions of the classroom and teacher–child relationship …