Tech toys may claim to be educational – but those claims often aren’t backed by science. boonchai wedmakawand/Moment Collection/Getty Images May 19, 2023 Talking puppy or finger puppet? 5 tips for buying baby toys that support healthy development Brenna Hassinger-Das, Pace University and Jennifer M. Zosh, Penn State Two experts on children’s play explain why you should be skeptical of toys that are advertised as being educational, and what to look for instead.
Parents and caregivers can shop all the aisles of toy and clothing stores to show children that gendered norms are arbitrary and can be crossed. Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty Images February 23, 2021 5 ways parents can help kids avoid gender stereotypes Kyl Myers, University of Utah A genderqueer sociologist offers tips to disrupt gender-based discrimination in childhood.
Lego is not just a toy. The bricks are designed as a universal tool to make anything we can imagine. from www.shutterstock.com December 13, 2017 Structuring thought and imagination brick by brick, Lego is more than child’s play Sondra Bacharach, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington In a new book, philosophers argue that Lego’s coloured bricks are not just a toy, but a tool that raises challenging questions about creativity, conformity and culture.