Children who play a lot learn skills such as sitting, crawling and standing quicker. Play also leads to better health and wellbeing as they grow older.
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Revisions to the CDC’s developmental milestone checklists removed crawling as a skill that babies pick up at a typical age. A biomedical engineer describes how more research may clarify its role.
Research findings are mostly reassuring for parents — despite the disruptions to nearly every aspect of life during the COVID-19 pandemic, most children continue to show healthy development.
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Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in Mental Health and Intersectionality, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor of Radiology, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Calgary
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Associate Director and Researcher at the Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit (DPHRU), University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Biomechanics, Kennesaw State University
