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How getting kids to make grocery lists and set the table can improve their vocabulary and willingness to learn

  • Written by Diana Leyva, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
How getting kids to make grocery lists and set the table can improve their vocabulary and willingness to learnChildren can help make grocery lists and confirm the parent has bought everything on the list. Antonio Diaz/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Reading, writing and math are often thought of as subjects that children learn in school. But as a psychologist who researches how families can help support learning at home, I have found that children can also learn...

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