When 50,000 visitors descended on New York's Central Park for Ultimate Block Party, an event celebrating the importance of play for children’s developing brains, a team from the UW’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences was there. Read More

Media Coverage

How the Pandemic Is Affecting What Babies and Toddlers Learn

October 14, 2020

Without preschool and playgroups, the youngest children are missing out on important educational opportunities. Patricia Kuhl, professor of speech and hearing sciences at the UW and co-director of the UW Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, is quoted. nytimes.com

Seattle-area parents want rules about screen time, but experts say off-screen interactions matter more

October 13, 2020

As Washington families continue to adapt to the mess of a pandemic, they’re struggling to balance their children’s relationships with screens now that school is mostly online. Sarah Roseberry Lytle, the director of outreach and education at the UW Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences, is quoted. seattletimes.com

Do STEM toys actually teach kids science and math?

August 25, 2020

Do toys advertised as teaching STEM actually work? Allison Master, a research scientist at the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, is quoted. livescience.com