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Issue #5
Play & Brain Development
Unstructured play directly builds the prefrontal cortex — the part of the brain responsible for decision-making, empathy, and emotional regulation....
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Issue #4
After-School Restraint Collapse
Children spend enormous energy managing their emotions at school. When they arrive home, the prefrontal cortex (their brain's impulse control centr...
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Issue #3
Sleep & Emotional Health
Kids aged 6–12 who sleep fewer than 9 hours per night show significantly higher rates of emotional and behavioural problems, impulsivity, and poore...
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Issue #2
Why Your Child Can't Calm Down Without You
Children cannot self-regulate before they have been co-regulated. A child's nervous system literally borrows calm from a regulated adult — this is ...
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Issue ##1
Screen Time & the Developing Brain
Children who average more than 2 hours of recreational screen time daily are nearly twice as likely to experience symptoms of anxiety and depression.
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