https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-09-15-open-ended-vs-single-purpose-toys 2026-10-15T20:04:45+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/ac84e177ee753f9256c7f28bad91d299.jpg?v=1789474223 Open-Ended Toys vs. Single-Purpose Toys: Why Some Toys Hold Attention and Others Don't A child deeply engaged in open-ended block play on the floor of a sunlit living room, with a few toys and the Tovuli plush nearby rather than a cluttered toy box. https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-09-16-why-parents-miss-boring-childhood 2026-10-15T20:04:45+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/1066d7959331a3b5ba72c476ec9910bffa.jpg?v=1790715696 Why So Many Parents Miss "Boring" Childhood (And Why That's Worth Listening To) A young boy plays with a cardboard box and wooden blocks on a couch, with Tovuli's yellow plush toy sitting beside him. https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-09-17-let-kids-ask-the-questions 2026-10-15T20:04:44+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/a1b6c4f0da4b6eb2b34d52a7513710a4e.jpg?v=1789646830 Let Your Child Ask the Questions: A Science-Backed Way to Build Curiosity A child pausing thoughtfully to form a question while a parent nearby gives them space to wonder, with the Tovuli plush resting on the table in a warm sunlit kitchen. https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-09-18-imaginary-friends-what-parents-should-know 2026-10-15T20:04:44+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/fd2814513bed28842977cdd78970a721.jpg?v=1790024578 Imaginary Friends: What the Research Says and How to Support Them A branded cream and lavender card with the headline 'Is an Imaginary Friend Normal?' and the subheading 'What child development research actually says,' no people depicted. https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-09-19-why-kids-talk-to-themselves-and-their-toys 2026-10-15T20:04:43+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/a10df73b6d8c10eaffbf2257bb33d25323.jpg?v=1789819561 Why Kids Talk to Themselves (and Their Toys): What the Research Says A young child sits on a sunlit playroom floor, mid-conversation with a stuffed toy propped up nearby, fully absorbed in imaginative play. https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-09-20-screen-smart-parenting-trend-2026 2026-10-15T20:04:43+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/17101e8a2ecb168cb6636e8d10845f27108.jpg?v=1789905892 Screen-Smart Parenting: What the 2026 Data Shows Families Are Choosing Instead A child candidly drawing at a sunlit kitchen table near an open garden door in the early evening, with a simple routine card visible on the fridge and no screens in sight. https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-09-21-after-school-restraint-collapse 2026-10-15T20:04:42+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/6f84dc7f8287a203f8df85a3be8af1d8.jpg?v=1789992399 After-School Restraint Collapse: Why Kids Melt Down the Moment They Get Home A tired child quietly decompressing on an entryway bench after school, the Tovuli plush resting within reach, a parent calmly nearby in warm late-afternoon light. https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-09-22-what-is-screen-free-tech 2026-10-15T20:04:42+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/41a1612dadc510aea791c5e68c701e2c2.jpg?v=1790078758 What Is "Screen-Free Tech"? A Parent's Guide to 2026's Biggest Toy Trend A parent thoughtfully comparing toy options at home in warm evening light, with a screen-free interactive plush among the choices and no phones or tablets in sight https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-09-23-why-kids-stop-asking-questions 2026-10-15T20:04:41+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/7a10c6101018ffc3b4bd1b3102d7361061612.jpg?v=1790165152 Why Kids Stop Asking Questions (And the One-Sentence Habit That Keeps Them Curious) A parent responding with warm delight as one child asks a question, while a sibling nearby listens in, with a small yellow Tovuli plush resting on the table between them. https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-09-14-conversation-starters-for-kids 2026-10-15T20:04:41+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/8412fbe32eb1ce201280d61d218ba5b7.jpg?v=1790165222 Conversation Starters for Kids: A Practical Toolkit for Dinner, Car Rides and Walks A parent and child in genuine, animated conversation at the dinner table during a warm early evening, phones and tablets absent from the table. https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-09-24-interactive-storytelling-vs-passive-listening 2026-10-15T20:04:41+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/10d73d3fbbe848731ad548d2b340e748b.jpg?v=1790251610 Interactive Storytelling vs. Reading Straight Through: What a New Study Found A parent and young child mid-conversation during bedtime storytelling, making eye contact as the child helps tell the story, with a yellow interactive plush companion nearby. https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-09-25-finland-screen-time-study-active-vs-passive 2026-10-15T20:04:40+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/c9835bf0eafcc4c59d2c6789addb1b3c.jpg?v=1790338037 Finland's 8-Year Screen Time Study: What It Really Found About Kids' Thinking A child actively gesturing mid-conversation at a sunlit kitchen table, a parent listening nearby, with a yellow interactive plush companion within reach and no screens in sight. https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-09-26-parent-talk-quantity-executive-function-study 2026-10-15T20:04:40+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/6dd136104912ca8a41a1b96974c437a43.jpg?v=1790424500 Talking Less, Not More: What a New Study Found About Kids' Self-Control A parent listening warmly as a young child pauses mid-sentence to think during a relaxed home conversation, with a yellow interactive plush companion resting nearby. https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-09-27-clocks-change-kids-sleep-fall-back 2026-10-15T20:04:39+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/54f00e97fb10923b85819acfdec1465910.jpg?v=1790715693 Clocks Change on November 1: How to Help Your Child's Sleep Adjust A mother reads a bedtime story to her daughter, who holds Tovuli's yellow plush toy, in a softly lit bedroom at dusk. https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-09-28-why-siblings-fight-over-toys-turn-taking 2026-09-30T00:01:30+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/95c822780e601ab7f521c123e2fdc149.jpg?v=1790715690 Why Siblings Fight Over Toys (and a Turn-Taking System That Actually Works) A young boy and girl sit at a kitchen table with a kitchen timer, Tovuli's yellow plush toy, and a hand-drawn turn-taking chart labeled Me and Bro between them. https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-09-29-what-to-say-when-you-dont-know-the-answer 2026-10-03T00:01:18+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/d5e9b98a101d104f49ce67dac31010c1bd4.jpg?v=1790683617 What to Say When Your Child Asks a Question You Can't Answer A parent leaning in warmly as a young child asks an animated question at the kitchen table, with a small yellow interactive plush companion resting nearby, no screens in sight. https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-09-30-why-kids-are-so-distractible-working-memory-study 2026-10-03T00:01:17+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/844316ef1141089e6e4d758877fb4c9a0.jpg?v=1790770009 Why Kids Get Distracted So Easily: What a New Working Memory Study Found A young child on a living-room rug mid-distraction, drifting from a half-finished puzzle toward a yellow interactive plush toy nearby https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-09-13-nyc-schools-ai-ban-what-it-means-for-parents 2026-10-03T00:01:16+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/f163aedc7443a194f081a8a1eb8ad2110.jpg?v=1790874127 NYC Schools Just Limited AI and Screens. What Should Parents Do at Home? A parent and child sit together in a warm, lamp-lit living room in the evening; the child hugs Tovuli's yellow plush toy while a phone lies face-down and unused on a side table nearby. https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-10-01-screen-time-guilt-what-parents-are-doing-instead 2026-10-03T00:01:15+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/71c6d04a4ea6ee62198bea2b9107bc3e2.jpg?v=1790856558 Screen Time Guilt Is Up in 2026. Here's What Most Parents Do Instead A parent and child playing with wooden blocks on a living-room rug in warm late-afternoon light, with a small yellow interactive plush companion nearby and no screens in sight https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-10-03-question-asking-practice-builds-curiosity 2026-10-06T20:01:22+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/c10b8a4d2d6ffb217b664e5f384987258.jpg?v=1791029193 Practicing Questions Builds Curiosity, New Study Finds — Here's How to Try It A parent pausing thoughtfully to let a young child form their own question at the kitchen table, with Tovuli's yellow plush resting nearby and no screens in sight. https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-10-07-raising-a-bilingual-child-mixing-languages 2026-10-07T20:05:02+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/9bf9da9b5988b3fc17759d2eb11e2b36.jpg?v=1791374906 Is It Bad If My Child Mixes Languages? What Research on Bilingual Kids Shows A parent and young child in warm, relaxed conversation at home, with Tovuli's yellow plush resting nearby and no screens in sight https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-10-08-fall-walk-science-conversations-stem-curiosity 2026-10-08T16:00:47+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/2b8cdbb897db313fc5beb8bc119a6cd1.jpg?v=1791461200 Fall Walk Questions That Turn a Stroll Into a Science Conversation A parent crouching to a young child's eye level on an autumn walk, both looking closely at a fallen leaf together in warm golden-hour light https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-10-09-yes-and-improv-technique-pretend-play 2026-10-12T16:03:14+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/7aaa8667bca291047fda3f99bd4bbe87.jpg?v=1791547859 "Yes, And": The Simple Rule That Makes Pretend Play With Kids Easier A parent leaning in with delighted engagement as their child holds a banana up like a phone during pretend play at home, with Tovuli's yellow plush resting nearby and no screens in sight. https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-10-16-active-listening-for-kids 2026-10-17T00:01:18+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/571057b1d37186d271147104c977ca9a56.jpg?v=1792152465 Active Listening for Kids: A Simple Way to Respond When Your Child Is Upset A parent kneeling at eye level with a young child in a warm, softly lit family room, gently connecting after an upset moment, with Tovuli's yellow plush resting nearby and no screens in sight. https://tovuli.com/blogs/news/blog-2026-10-17-teaching-kids-to-question-ai-answers 2026-10-17T16:01:47+03:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0753/4795/1727/articles/a92efc7d7747910d94f794d020cfcf670.jpg?v=1792238881 Teaching Kids to Question AI Answers: A Parent's Guide to AI Literacy A parent and young child look curiously at a voice-assistant speaker together at a sunlit kitchen counter, pausing to ask a thoughtful follow-up question.