News tagged with toys
When preschoolers ask questions, they want explanations
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Curiosity plays a big part in preschoolers' lives. A new study that explored why young children ask so many "why" questions concludes that children are motivated by a desire for explanation.
Shape perception in brain develops by itself
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Nov 13, 2009 |
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Despite minimal exposure to the regular geometric objects found in developed countries, African tribal people perceive shapes as well as westerners, according to a new study.
Toys made of liquid wood
Dec 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Most plastics are based on petroleum. A bio-plastic that consists of one hundred percent renewable raw materials helps to conserve this resource. Researchers have now optimized the plastic ...
We all want the latest tech toy, study says
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Like it or not, we're now officially a nation of technology-obsessed, gadget-loving geeks.
Canada proposes six chemicals ban in toys, new lead limits
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Canada's Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq on Friday proposed banning six commonly-used chemicals in soft vinyl toys and child-care articles, as well as new strict limits for lead in products.
More expensive = more educational is not the right formula for buying good children's toys
Dec 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With the economic pinch hitting the North Pole as much as anywhere else this holiday season, would-be Santas should look to be more creative about the toys they buy their young children.
Amazon 2Q profit falls with Toys R Us settlement
Jul 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter earnings fell while sales rose, due to a $51 million payment to settle a long-standing dispute with former partner Toys R Us. The profit still beat Wall Street ...
Black market exists for children's lost comfort items
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Any mommy and daddy whose child has lost a favorite blanket or stuffed animal knows the lengths they will go to make everything better again. But parents often are powerless, because the well-worn blankie their child loves ...
