You could write the research. That’s EXACTLY what it says!
I haven’t read the research but I can add something else that is important as well to the development of a child’s mind and that is playing games, whether we’re talking about card games, board games or even *gasp* some video games.
I’ve had to develop my own mind because of my attention, concentration and memory difficulties. It’s still a struggle and I become agitated when I can’t grasp concepts that come so easily to some. So I guess I have become sort of an informal expert in brain development all for the purpose of overcoming my diffulties in order to cope with the challenges of life.