“Truth or Dare?” – three words that most of us have encountered at some point in our lives. What was at one time a popular game...

A friend recently laughed as she described her four-year-old’s car ride home from preschool. Within fifteen minutes, she had answered questions about why clouds move, how...

One evening after a refreshing monsoon shower, I watched a little boy standing at the edge of a puddle outside his apartment building. He looked at...

A close friend recently called me, sounding completely exhausted. “My son is wonderful at preschool,” she said. “His teachers tell me he shares his toys, follows...

A few weeks ago, I watched my neighbour’s four-year-old spend nearly an hour turning a cardboard box into a “rocket.” There were no expensive toys, no...

One of my favourite childhood memories begins with a rainy afternoon and a sheet of old newspaper. My grandmother patiently folded the paper, crease by crease,...