- Play in Early Childhood: The Role of Play in Any Setting (Video) Sept 2019 | Length: 8:12 minutes
The science of child development points to three core principles that can guide what society needs to do to help children and families thrive. These include:- Supporting responsive relationships
- Strengthening core life skills
- Reducing sources of stress
- Play in early childhood is an effective way of supporting all three of these principles. In this video, learn more about how play can foster children’s resilience to hardship, and how the complex interactions involved when children play help build their brains.
- Build my Brain Training Module
Early experiences affect the architecture of the brain and determine long-term outcomes in health, learning, and behavior. With lessons on brain architecture and toxic stress, the “Build My Brain” course connects the science of early childhood development to work in early childhood education, public health, and social services. This three-lesson course, which includes scientific content from the Center on the Developing Child, is open to the public and is available through Cox Campus and Read Right from the Start, a program of the Rollins Center for Language & Literacy.