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New research reveals how kids develop an essential cognitive skill.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling on its members to advocate for high-quality early childhood education.

For children of all ages, playing is learning. And there's no better source than nature and the outdoors.

When choosing the best toys for your classroom or for your child at home, remember that simple is best.

Shared book reading is a process of talking about books that occurs between an adult and a child or children when reading or looking at books (What Works Clearinghouse [WWC], 2006).

Children thrive on predictability-it helps them feel at ease in the classroom and sets them up for success. Knowing what comes next is comforting to children, especially if they don't experience much predictability in their home life.

So, what is effective if time-out isn't? The simplest answer is to teach kids how to identify and control, or "regulate", their emotions instead of sending them to time out. But this is so much easier said than done.

Quality starts with creating a thriving village of adults who are prepared, supported and compensated to impact children and one another. If tomorrow's policies do not support and elevate those adults in the early education field, they will falter in the support they mean to provide for children.

If you follow a consistent pattern with kids each time you help them navigate a tricky situation, even little ones will pick up on that pattern and then begin applying the strategies they've watched you use.

Within minutes of getting outside each morning, children as young as three become engaged in tasks of their own choosing and remain deeply focused for extended lengths of time with no outside prompting.