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“Mom, can I help?” It’s a phrase that exhausted parents trying to crank out dinner—while playing referee to keep kids out of the snack cabinet and preventing pasta on the stove from boiling over—have ...

3-year-olds play hard for a reason: “Play is powerful,” says Taryn H. Parker, director of curriculum and training for The Little Gym International in Scottsdale, Ariz. “Young children learn best ...