They want toys to get their children into Harvard': have we been
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#x3C;strong>The long read</strong>: For decades we have been using toys to cram learning into playtime – and toys have increasingly been marketed as helping to turn children into prosperous, high-achieving adults. But it turns out this approach is all wrong
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