In their article, Preschool Trends for a Successful Start, they share research that confirms what people who spend time with young children already know intuitively: that play is crucial to a child’s healthy development. Other highlights focus on:
The Guardian lists ten children’s app trends from 2015 with the caveat that apps should be just one of the ways that children learn and have fun. They shouldn’t replace, the article says, “reading books, riding bikes, playing sport, drawing pictures with pencils, digging for worms . . . doing things away from screens.”
With that out of the way:Be sure to read the entire article. We’ve only skimmed the surface here.
Meanwhile, Kids@Play shares the winners of KAPi awards for innovations in children's media. The 2015 Best App for Younger Children Winner is LumiKids Park that creates play-based experiences for children as young as two. Your child can explore a digital playground in a way that strengthens “building blocks for healthy development including cognitive, motor, and social-emotional skills.” Bright colors, cheerful animation and catchy music makes this game engaging.
If your child is a little bit older, consider the Toca Pet Doctor app (ages 2-6). This app allows your child to help care for 15 different sick or injured animals, ranging from a dog to a turtle, bird and more. He or she can flip the upside-down turtle so it’s right-sided again, catch fleas in a dog’s fur, feed seeds and berries to birds and the like.
We thought this was important to include, because it shows how quality preschool does much more than help your child do better in school. Here’s more.
At a 2015 gathering, Diana Rauner (Ounce of Prevention Fund president) and James Heckman (Nobel-Prize-winning economist) shared how the “benefits of preschool are not just about book smarts but lead to healthier outcomes.”
And, who doesn’t want that?
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