By Andie Stallman You may have heard the term “imaginary friends” or talked to a child about their playmate who you couldn’t see. But have you ever wondered why children have imaginary friends, why adults don’t, and what they can tell us about a child? I want to shed some light on a phenomenon that…
By Andie Stallman, M.A. It is no coincidence that the phrase “childlike wonder” is a cliché. People come into the world needing to learn a lot really fast and the excitement, readiness, and motivation to learn are characteristics of childhood for a reason. Curiosity is an evolutionarily beneficial trait that allows us to improve year…
By: Jason Riccardi When someone says the word “play” we immediately conjure images of children playing stickball in a dirt lot, or children playing in castles slaying the fire-breathing dragon. Sometimes we even recall memories of building blocks and making forts from spare sheets and blankets. The former of those two forms of play has…
