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Alternatives to Screens: What Jonathan Haidt gets right... and what to do about It.

Alternatives to Screens: What Jonathan Haidt ge...

If smartphones have quietly reshaped childhood, what replaces them? Jonathan Haidt diagnoses the problem well. But restriction creates a vacuum. Children still need something absorbing, creative and real to reach...

Alternatives to Screens: What Jonathan Haidt ge...

If smartphones have quietly reshaped childhood, what replaces them? Jonathan Haidt diagnoses the problem well. But restriction creates a vacuum. Children still need something absorbing, creative and real to reach...

What is the best LEGO® to give your child?

What is the best LEGO® to give your child?

LEGO® sets are all equally good, no? Well I've learnt over the years that isn't quite the case (for me). When I first bought sets for our children my wife and...

What is the best LEGO® to give your child?

LEGO® sets are all equally good, no? Well I've learnt over the years that isn't quite the case (for me). When I first bought sets for our children my wife and...

Does using LEGO® pieces help develop creativity?

Does using LEGO® pieces help develop creativity?

Well, it seems to depend on how you play. US and Norwegian researchers (Page Moreau and Marit Gundersen Engset) devised an interesting test. They took a group of undergraduate students...

Does using LEGO® pieces help develop creativity?

Well, it seems to depend on how you play. US and Norwegian researchers (Page Moreau and Marit Gundersen Engset) devised an interesting test. They took a group of undergraduate students...

Can creativity be learned, and does it matter?

Can creativity be learned, and does it matter?

In this the first of three articles on creativity we try to understand if creativity can be taught, if so, whether this learning ‘sticks’, and lastly if being creative children...

Can creativity be learned, and does it matter?

In this the first of three articles on creativity we try to understand if creativity can be taught, if so, whether this learning ‘sticks’, and lastly if being creative children...