Play as curriculum

In their textbook Infants, Toddlers & Caregivers, the authors, Professors Janet Gonzales-Mena and Dianne Widmeyer Eyer, describe the science behind:

1. Specific caregiving and play that serves as curriculum to develop physical growth and motor skills, which in turn, increases myelization;

2. Physiologically-timed language development, including non-verbal language in infants.

3. The importance of play.