Co-authored with Dr. Jeremy Sawyer, postdoctoral fellow at Temple University Children love to draw. Across countries and societies, even if the only materials available are a stick and dirt, children ...

When the weather's bad and there's no prospect of a trip to the park, we might well reach for crayons, pencils and paper as a way to keep our children entertained. But drawing is much more than a fun ...

Drawing may look like a simple childhood pastime, but research suggests it is doing far more than filling blank pages. It engages perception, memory, motor control and even early social understanding, ...

What is it that makes us, as human beings, so special—so unique among all the other living beings we know of? What skills do we need to realize our potential, making life more meaningful and ...