Brain Building Blogs

6 Stages of Social Play
In this post we will dig deeper to explore how social play develops within the first five years of a child’s life.

Engaging in Early Language and Literacy Activities: The Start
Parents and caregivers play a vital role in the young child’s language and literacy development. Over the next few blog posts, Dr. Noella Piquette will provide information for parents and caregivers to facilitate their child’s language and literacy development.

Engaging in Play Through Open-Ended Toys
Wanting to increase your child’s creativity and imagination? Wishing your child will develop a strong sense of confidence and make their own decisions? Looking for individual and group play activities? You’ll want to read this week’s blog on open-ended play!
Play Summit 2021
Building Brains Together’s Dr. Robbin Gibb is the keynote speaker at this year’s PLAY SUMMIT. Join us at PLAY SUMMIT 2021 to learn from community organizations and researchers about why play holds so much value in healthy child development and how play creates resilient adults.

Protective Factors
We all want our families and children to have what they need to thrive. How can we take advantage of our unique strengths as a parent and ensure we have the skills and supports we need so our child – and our family as a whole – is safe, secure and happy?