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Jun 15, 2024 | mdpi.com | Elias Blinkoff |Roberta Michnick Golinkoff |Kathy Hirsh-Pasek |Kimberly Turner Nesbitt

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Jun 11, 2024 | bold.expert | Brookings Institution |Kathy Hirsh-Pasek |Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

Have adults forgotten how to play? In 2023, a viral TikTok video asked adults a simple question: “Do you remember how to skip?” Many did not. In a recent survey of 25,000 children, across 36 countries, 73% reported that the adults in their lives did not take play – and how it can help children learn – seriously. Yet a large body of scientific evidence demonstrates that play offers children social-emotional, physical, and academic benefits.

May 28, 2024 | hechingerreport.org | Lisa Guernsey |Kathy Hirsh-Pasek |Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

Clouds of doom continue to hover over the debate about teens’ mental health and the role of technology. This spring, the warnings come from the bestselling book “The Anxious Generation” by sociologist Jonathan Haidt. Some parents and educators are calling for a ban on smartphones and laptops in schools. Others are trying to press pause on the panic by pointing to research that needs a longer look.