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== Development and learning ==
[[File:Lamantha & Littleteddy I of Littleteddyville 1965.jpg|thumb|Toys are often arranged by children in extraordinary circumstances]]
[[Learning through play]] has been long recognized as a critical aspect of [[childhood]] and [[child development]]. Some of the earliest studies of play started in the 1890s with [[G. Stanley Hall]], the father of the child study movement that sparked an interest in the developmental, mental, and behavioral world of babies and children. Play promotes healthy development of parent-child bonds, establishing social, emotional, and cognitive developmental milestones that help them relate to others, manage stress, and learn resiliency.<ref>{{multiref2
|1={{cite journal|last1=Ginsburg|first1=Kenneth R.|year=2007|title=The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds|journal=Pediatrics|volume=119|issue=1|pages=182–191|doi=10.1542/peds.2006-2697|pmid=17200287|doi-access=free}}
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