New research from Aarhus University shows that good play is about how children feel in the moment, not about being well-behaved or learning.

SEATTLE — On a bright October morning, two dozen 4- and 5-year-olds were scattered around a classroom at Impact Salish Sea Elementary in south Seattle, enthralled by plastic food, dolls, blocks and ...

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