About 1 in 10 preschoolers and toddlers go outside to play once a week or less, a University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott ...

The physical and mental health benefits of outdoor play are well established, but one in 10 parents of preschoolers and ...

Municipalities need to stop forbidding children from playing in certain areas outside, the organization Jantje Beton has said ...

It’s spring — a great time for children to play outside, walk to the store or even climb a tree. And three states — Florida, Georgia, and Missouri — have just passed legislation declaring it is not ...

In a bid to combat excessive screen time and the "scourge of addictive doomscrolling", the government is being urged to take action to encourage children to play outside more – including the banning ...

When my kids tumble into the car after an afternoon spent outside with muddy knees, tangled hair and stories about the worms they found or the forts they built, they are lit up. They are calm. They ...

As some readers of this column may have noticed, I keep gently reminding (or perhaps the word is hectoring) parents to step back to allow children to step up. What, though, if a tot doesn’t WANT to ...

There was a time when children begged their parents to let them play an organized sport. Today, it seems as if much of this has changed. Parents routinely sign their children up to play a sport ...