Parents should play with their children, not just tell them to "go play." Here are age-appropriate play ideas.

Summer is the perfect time for children to unplug and enjoy the outdoors. However, with tablets and so many other digital distractions, outdoor play can easily take a backseat. As screen time ...

Preschool-age children are most engaged in pretend play 10–15 minutes after playing begins. In addition, girls exhibit higher organizational skills, according to a study conducted by researchers from ...

In 2014, police killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice as he played with a toy gun at a Cleveland recreation center. Ma’Khia Bryant was 16 when she was killed by police, also in Ohio. In Orlando, six-year-old ...

The physical and mental health benefits of outdoor play are well established, but one in 10 parents of preschoolers and toddlers say their child plays outside just once a week or less. Screen time is ...

Children learn more through ‘guided play’ than from teacher-led instruction, according to a new study by experts at Cambridge University. A play-focused approach to learning, where children are ...

In July 2025, a letter from an English city council neighborhood services officer circulated on social media. It read: "We have received complaints about young children playing ball games on the main ...

Editor's note: This is part one of a two-part series. Read part two here. Please note that this story includes mentions of suicide. Sometimes, Dennis Lim’s street is a little too quiet. Growing up in ...

In the United States, children spend, on average, 6 and a half hours a day in school, or about 32.5 hours per week. Therefore, school time is the dominant activity in a child’s day, at least for 180 ...

In the 1930s, a soap manufacturing company in Cincinnati developed a putty compound to clean coal residue off of wallpaper.