Physical Activity

Children Who Moved More at Preschool Gained Vocabulary

A 22-week randomized trial across 15 preschools improved inhibitory control and expressive vocabulary. Then the mediation analysis found that how much the children actually moved explained none of it.

How Do You Build a Child's Focus and Self-Control?

A comprehensive review in Science identified seven approaches that strengthen executive function in children aged 4–12 — and one principle that ties them together: narrow training rarely works.