In SeattlePI, Paul Nyhan writes: “Parents these days are willing to try almost anything to give their toddlers an educational edge: Mozart, baby DVDs, even flash cards. It turns out that blocks may make their toddlers smarter. Children who played with blocks scored on average 15 percent higher on language tests — an early indicator of cognitive development — than their peers who didn’t get a chance to stack and pile, according to research released Monday by the Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute… It is a bit of old school knowledge for today’s hyper-involved parent, who is inundated with electronic interactive toys. Sometimes lost in this crowded toy marketplace is the fact that parent-child interaction is the best way for toddlers to learn.”
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