Toy industry 'cashes in' on brain theories

By Laura Marcus, Nursery World, 19 April 2007

The educational toy industry is cashing in on beliefs about children's early brain development, according to a paper published by the US think-tank Education Sector. Million Dollar Babies: Why Infants Can't Be Hardwired for Success explores the belief that mental capacity is irreversibly shaped from birth to three.

The educational toy industry is cashing in on beliefs about children's early brain development, according to a paper published by the US think-tank Education Sector. Million Dollar Babies: Why Infants Can't Be Hardwired for Success explores the belief that mental capacity is irreversibly shaped from birth to three. Author Sara Mead argues...

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