What is cognitive development? Expert Dr Samantha Durrant answers parents' questions around this tricky subject, and how it ...

Experts have identified a number of styles of play that children engage in, which are key parts of their development. The 6 stages of play are: unoccupied. playing alone. onlooker. parallel.

For parents, carers and teachers, it’s often tempting to base our thinking on a child’s development around what we understand as “normal”. Much of the time we do this without thinking, describing a ...