The Boing! Blog

Is Pokemon educational? Many would say no, with its flashy monsters and pretend world, one could think you wouldn’t learn much from a company trying to sell as many cards and toys as possible. However, as I talked about in...

If you change the way you think about play, you may change the way you think about your child at play.

Let’s stretch the common notion of play. Let’s shine a spotlight on the valuable role that ‘play’ has in each child’s growth and development. Starting with newborns (yes! newborns!), then toddlers, through early childhood, and on through school age and into the teens, play goes hand-in-hand with growth, development, and learning.