What helps children who have just met form a connection? A new study shows that a simple game played together in sync on a computer led 8-year-olds to report a greater sense of similarity and closeness immediately after the activity.
Children who played the same game but not in a synchronous way did not report the same increase in connection.Read the complete article from the University of Washington here: Game played in sync increases children’s perceived similarity, closeness
The full text journal article from PLOS ONE can be found here: Synchronous Rhythmic Interaction Enhances Children’s Perceived Similarity and Closeness towards Each Other