Children no longer play freely in driveways, on their streets or in urban parks and courtyards. In many places, children's freedom to roam has been diminishing for generations, but the pandemic ...

Outdoor play helps children learn skills, develop physical strength, and benefits mental well-being. Time outdoors can also provide an opportunity to make friends. Outdoor play comes in many forms ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with research professor Peter Gray about the connection between the decline of children's mental health and the decline of independent play.

Certain elements of play contribute directly to children's physical and cognitive development. This helps them grow from curious kids into confident, intelligent, and physically capable young adults.

Play therapy is most appropriate for children between the ages of 3 and 12. Older children and adults with some cognitive impairments may also benefit from play therapy.

For one, it seems full of contradictions: Independent play means without parents, but also with parents; it’s natural, but it has to be taught from an early age; we should trust children’s ...

Kareena Kapoor would ask her to play hymns for Taimur Ali Khan and brother Jehangir Ali Khan aka Jeh to maintain ‘positivity’, their former nanny said. Tuesday, Jul 08, 2025 New Delhi o C ...

Cooperative play is when children play together with shared goals. They may agree on rules and organize their play. It's the most complicated of the six stages of play.

Allowing children to play impact sports, such as rugby or boxing, amounts to a form of child abuse, researchers from three British universities said in a new study.. Writing in Sports, Ethics ...