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

Children are increasingly shunning the outdoors for some screen time. A new national poll on children’s health from the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital finds that fewer than one ...

Co-director of the poll, Sarah Clark, M.P.H., told Newsweek that finding small pockets of time for play can make a big ...

Some shocking news about kids activity that has doctors worried. Parents admit their toddlers and preschoolers engage in ...

They are not only having fun, but also growing and learning. In a time when screens dominate children's attention, I couldn't be happier that my kids have found a different way to spend their days — ...

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 ...

Studies show that adults who make time for playful outdoor activity experience lower stress, stronger relationships, and ...

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

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 ...

A new documentary, now on Netflix, shows how disconnected from one another Americans have become—and also how cohesive some ...