Reference Index
All the research and evidence behind our approach to early childhood development.
Narrative Scaffolding & Externalization
Apavaloaie, L. et al. (2014). Romanian children's representations of negative and self-conscious emotions. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 10(2), 318–335.
Bretherton, I. et al. (1990). MacArthur Story Stem Battery (MSSB). Unpublished manuscript.
Bruner, J. (1986). Actual Minds, Possible Worlds. Harvard University Press.
Butler, S. et al. (2009). Using puppets in narrative therapy to externalize the problem. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 31(3), 225–233.
Kelly, K. R. & Bailey, A. L. (2021). Narrative story stem methodologies. Narrative Inquiry, 31(1).
Yuval-Adler, S. & Oppenheim, D. (2015). Story completion play narrative methods. Saracho (Ed.), Handbook of Research Methods in Early Childhood Education.
Elaborative Style & Storytelling
Bierman, K. L. et al. (2013). Promoting children's social-emotional skills in preschool. Early Childhood Research Quarterly.
Fivush, R. (2006). Scripting attachment. Attachment & Human Development, 8(3), 283–289.
Kelly, K. R. (2016). Mother–child conversations and child memory narratives. Psychology of Language and Communication, 20(1), 48–72.
Kelly, K. R. (2018). Maternal autonomy support and dyadic verbal synchrony. Infant and Child Development, 27(3), e2074.
Puppetry & Character-Based Interventions
Abu-Ras, W. et al. (2025). The role of puppetry in mental health promotion. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 87, 102251.
Aminimanesh, A. et al. (2019). Effectiveness of puppet shows and storytelling on children's behavioral problems. Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, 24(1), 61–65.
Gaiha, S. M. et al. (2023). Uniting hearts and minds. International Journal of Public Health Science, 12(1), 72–81.
Van der Hoeven, M. L. et al. (2021). "Time for Tony the Turtle." The Arts in Psychotherapy, 75, 101840.
Neuroscience of Active vs. Passive Media
Hutton, J. S. et al. (2020). Differences in functional brain network connectivity during stories. Brain Connectivity, 10(8).
McNeill, V. et al. (2023). Children's screentime and reduced brain activation. Frontiers in Cognition.
Šimleša, M. et al. (2024). Digital device usage and childhood cognitive development. PMC/NIH.
Zivan, M. et al. (2023). Higher theta–beta ratio during screen-based vs. printed paper. PLOS ONE.
Agency in Play & Executive Function
Baker, S. T. et al. (2021). Making space for children's agency with playful learning. University of Cambridge.
Rosas, R. et al. (2019). Executive functions can be improved through systematic playing. Frontiers in Psychology.
Joint Media Engagement
Foulds, K. et al. (2022). Co-viewing mass media to support children and parents' emotional ABCs. PMC.
Luo, R. et al. (2025). A scoping review of parent–child joint media engagement. EdUHK Repository.
Monash University (2021). The impact of joint media engagement on parent–child interactions.
JMES validation study (2024). The Joint Media Engagement Scale. PMC.
Social-Emotional Learning
CASEL (2023). What Is the CASEL Framework? casel.org.
StatPearls/NCBI (2022). Developmental stages of social emotional development in children.
EU AI Act & Compliance
European Commission (2024). AI Act — Regulation 2024/1689.
artificialintelligenceact.eu (2024). High-level summary of the AI Act.