This theoretical paper discusses the role of pretend play and games with rules in fostering
children's self-regulation. It proposes several pathways through which play facilitates self …

Self-regulation emerges throughout early childhood, and predicts later success in socially
and cognitively challenging situations. Vygotsky proposed that symbols, particularly words …

Research suggests that executive functioning skills may enhance the school readiness of
children from disadvantaged homes. Questions remain, however, concerning both the …

Prior studies have suggested, but not fully established, that language ability is important for
regulating attention and behavior. Language ability may have implications for understanding …

The aim of the present study is to provide information and suggest ways to improve and
evaluate metacognition in early childhood. Metacognition is important to learning and …

The extent to which cognition is verbally mediated in neurotypical individuals is the subject
of debate in cognitive neuropsychology, as well as philosophy and psychology. Studying …

Purpose. This study experimentally investigated behavioral correlates of emotional reactivity
and emotion regulation and their relation to speech (dis) fluency in preschool-age children …

Recent studies have noted that executive function and the use of self-regulatory private
speech are related in childhood, and proposed that the critical leap that occurs in the …

Background Command of language is a fundamental skill, a cornerstone of multiple
cognitive and socioemotional aspects of development, and a necessary ingredient of …

The science of character strengths and mindfulness has increased voluminously in the last
couple decades but the application of each in the classroom, especially character strengths …