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BestStart to test games to improve self-control with 1600 Kiwi children
14 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
5 minutes to read Jaizleen Kaur (right) threads beads on to a necklace with Clair Edgeler of BestStart (left) - games like beading can teach kids self-control. Photo / Sylvie Whinray Jaizleen Kaur (right) threads beads on to a necklace with Clair Edgeler of BestStart (left) - games like beading can teach kids self-control. Photo / Sylvie Whinray
About 1600 Kiwi preschoolers are about to take part in the world s biggest trial aimed at improving their oral language and self-control - by playing games. The children, at 140 BestStart childcare centres throughout the