How Children Use Information About Why Things Work

When children are about 3-years-old, one of the big things they need to do is to learn about the huge variety of objects in the world around them. Not only does this learning help them to make sense of the world, but is crucial for children to learn the labels we use for different objects so that they can talk about those objects again in the future. read more

Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - January 13, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Art Markman, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Parenting Amy Booth causal information children cognitive development labels learning word learning Source Type: news