It Wasn't the Child Who Was Distracted. It Was the Room

Thirty-six toddlers each played in two rooms — one with 4 toys, one with 16. With fewer toys they switched half as often, stayed twice as long, and found 63% more ways to use a single toy. And how a child played in one room did not predict how they played in the other.

October 1, 2026 · 10 min