Sorry, FOX, but it was NOT a dumb school assignment for kids

[1PeaceMaker]

http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703344704574610002061841322

Psychologists like Jacqueline Woolley, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, are studying the process of "magical thinking," or children's fantasy lives, and how kids learn to distinguish between what is real and what isn't.

The hope is that understanding how children's cognition typically develops will also help scientists better understand developmental delays and conditions such as autism. For instance, there is evidence that imagination and role play appears to have a key role in helping children take someone else's perspective, says Dr. Harris. Kids with autism, on the other hand, don't engage in much pretend play, leading some to suggest that the lack of such activity contributes to their social deficits, according to Dr. Harris.

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Fantasy play is correlated with other positive attributes. In preschool children, for example, those who have imaginary friends are more creative, have greater social understanding and are better at taking the perspective of others, according to Marjorie Taylor, a psychology professor at the University of Oregon and author of the book "Imaginary Companions and the Children Who Create Them."

 

[CabinetMaker]

http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703344704574610002061841322

Psychologists like Jacqueline Woolley, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, are studying the process of "magical thinking," or children's fantasy lives, and how kids learn to distinguish between what is real and what isn't. The hope is that understanding how children's cognition typically develops will also help scientists better understand developmental delays and conditions such as autism. For instance, there is evidence that imagination and role play appears to have a key role in helping children take someone else's perspective, says Dr. Harris. Kids with autism, on the other hand, don't engage in much pretend play, leading some to suggest that the lack of such activity contributes to their social deficits, according to Dr. Harris. ... Fantasy play is correlated with other positive attributes. In preschool children, for example, those who have imaginary friends are more creative, have greater social understanding and are better at taking the perspective of others, according to Marjorie Taylor, a psychology professor at the University of Oregon and author of the book "Imaginary Companions and the Children Who Create Them."

And here all this time we thought it was vaccinations.

 

[1PeaceMaker]

Psychologists like Jacqueline Woolley, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, are studying the process of "magical thinking," or children's fantasy lives, and how kids learn to distinguish between what is real and what isn't. The hope is that understanding how children's cognition typically develops will also help scientists better understand developmental delays and conditions such as autism. For instance, there is evidence that imagination and role play appears to have a key role in helping children take someone else's perspective, says Dr. Harris. Kids with autism, on the other hand, don't engage in much pretend play, leading some to suggest that the lack of such activity contributes to their social deficits, according to Dr. Harris. ... Fantasy play is correlated with other positive attributes. In preschool children, for example, those who have imaginary friends are more creative, have greater social understanding and are better at taking the perspective of others, according to Marjorie Taylor, a psychology professor at the University of Oregon and author of the book "Imaginary Companions and the Children Who Create Them."

And here all this time we thought it was vaccinations.

That's fantasy play for yeh.

 

[1PeaceMaker]

Seriously, come out of fantasy land.... damaged children do less creative play.

 

[CabinetMaker]

Seriously, come out of fantasy land.... damaged children do less creative play.

Or more. Depends on the child.

 

[republicanchick]

A number of former Muslims now Christians have gone through amazing and miraculous transformations. I pray that their number will grow. For them, as it should be for us, to die for Christ is life, to live under the Muslim faith is death.

AMEN


weird religion... I mean it is not just the jihadists who are a problem since the Koran tells blievers to kill unbelievers... don't get why we separate moderate from extremist? (except that our Bible is... well, you know about the things in the Old T...)

But we separate the moderates from the extremists and it seems rather odd we do that..

oh, that's right.. we have to get along with our Arab allies. (world peace..)

I just hope the time doesn't come when they.. uh... decide to side with the likes of IS rather than the USA

seems quite likely, all things considered. But thank God for the president of Egypt and of Jordan.. (at least)



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