Just one rule: someone waiting to go down the slide goes first. Climbing up the slide gets a bad rap, but it’s actually rich with learning. When children climb the slide, they’re testing their balance, coordination, and strength. They’re building confidence and learning how their body moves in space. And when we remind them to move aside if someone’s coming down, we’re guiding social awareness in real time. Playgrounds aren’t just for taking turns. They’re for experimenting, negotiating, trying

It might look like simple baby chatter, but this is serve and return in action. When I pause and wait for my baby to ‘reply’, I’m showing him that his sounds matter. This back-and-forth (serve and return) helps him learn that communication is a two-way exchange, the same foundation that later supports language, play, and social skills. Long before children start talking or pretending, they’re learning the rhythm of connection through these tiny moments of turn-taking. Language and play grow from