08/19/2026
🧠WIZSIT WISDOM
What if one of your child’s favorite silly games is also helping build their brain?
Peekaboo is more than a game. đź‘€
Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child uses the term “serve and return” to describe the back-and-forth interactions between children and caring adults.
A child makes a sound → you respond.
A child points → you name what they see.
A child smiles → you smile back.
A child starts a game → you join in.
These simple exchanges help support developing brain architecture, language, and social skills.
And Harvard specifically includes peekaboo as an example of a brain-building serve-and-return interaction.
The really cool part?
You don't need a special toy, an expensive activity, or a lesson plan.
Sometimes learning looks like:
đź‘€ Peekaboo
đź“š Reading a book
🎨 Making something
âš˝ Playing outside
💬 Answering one more “WHY?”
At WizSit, we believe the people who spend time with children matter.
That’s why we connect families with trusted, education-minded caregivers who can turn everyday moments into opportunities for learning, connection, and growth.
Because sometimes the most important learning doesn't look like learning at all. ❤️
đź“š Want to learn more?
Harvard Center on the Developing Child: Serve and Return
Read the Harvard resource
