Hide the charging cable, back-up battery, and your smartphone, and get the kids out of the house and into the great outdoors.

Feral child summer’ isn't just a social media catchphrase. Here’s how unstructured outdoor play builds stronger brains and lasting ties to nature.

Are the kids at your Thanksgiving celebration being too loud? Or, more likely, too quiet—bathed in the glow of an iPhone? Here's a solution: Open the door. Especially if there are cousins around, give ...

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 ...

The heatwave baking millions of people across the country has some parents asking this: Is it safe for my kids to play outside? With school out, children are spending more time at home or at summer ...

Jack Beresford is a Newsweek Senior Internet Culture & Trends Reporter, based in London, UK. His focus is reporting on trending topics on the Internet, he covers viral stories from around the world on ...

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 ...

River’s Edge Forest Play is an outdoor nature enrichment program for kids that is working to modify Anne Arundel County code.

If you’re in an area of the country that’s experienced an extra cold winter, you’re probably counting down the days until spring. For many kids, the countdown is on for getting back outside to play ...

They saw each other about five or six times over summer vacation, the dog owner said, and with each time her golden retriever ...

Recess will not solve all the problems facing children, but research shows it can help in many ways, writes Amanda Haymore, head of the Georgia chapter of Say Yes to Recess.