Like so many parents, we found ourselves talking with friends about how hard it is to raise kids in the age of screens. Between sports practices, homework apps, and constant notifications, childhood ...

My kids and our neighbors' kids play outside every afternoon. Watching them engage in unstructured play reminds me of my childhood in the 90s. They are not only having fun, but also growing and ...

Amber Rodriguez said her daughter was drawn to him because he seemed older, sad and overlooked among the younger dogs.

A Chicago dog trainer has revealed the "dangerous" habit parents should avoid doing with their canine in view of their kids. Shir Limazati is a certified positive reinforcement behavioral dog trainer, ...

“The ability for kids to adapt and have fun … we just mess it up a lot of time.” The words are from Jeff Francoeur, a former standout major league outfielder. He is now a youth sports podcaster and a ...

The first time Vanessa Elias heard the term “play deficit disorder,” something clicked. She’d already noticed how her kids’ overpacked schedules took a toll and how the children in her Connecticut ...

If you’re a millennial, chances are a core memory is getting together with all the cousins to prepare a living room concert for the grown ups. A large cousin circle was for many of us a huge childhood ...

The first time I ever ran for the sake of running—not between bases during a softball game or to avoid being tagged “it” at recess—was for the Presidential Fitness Test, a set of fitness assessments ...