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The Most Important Skill You Can Build in Your Child This Year Happens When You Leave the Room.

Independent play is one of the strongest research-backed predictors of executive function, emotional regulation, creativity, and long-term wellbeing. It is also, for most modern children, a skill that has to be actively built rather than assumed. Here is how, age by age.

By Avery Hayes· 12 min read