Myopia, commonly known as nearsightedness, is a vision condition that affects a growing number of children today. This vision condition occurs when distant objects appear blurry while close ones ...

My husband and I grew up playing outdoors unsupervised and wanted the same for our kids. We've worked with other parents in our neighborhood to create the same environment where we live. It's taken ...

Katrina Schwartz: Welcome to Mindshift, where we explore the future of learning and how we raise our kids. I’m Katrina Schwartz. Ki Sung: And I’m Ki Sung. So, Katrina, as you and I were talking about ...

Play is one of the most important aspects of a child’s life. Why? Because through peekaboo, patty-cake, and playing house, children learn to think creatively and interact socially. Through play, they ...

Free, imaginative play is crucial for normal social, emotional and cognitive development. It makes us better adjusted, smarter and less stressed On August 1, 1966, the day psychiatrist Stuart Brown ...

Editor's note: This is part one of a two-part series. Read part two here. Please note that this story includes mentions of suicide. Sometimes, Dennis Lim’s street is a little too quiet. Growing up in ...

Your child is standing on the sidelines, watching the other kids play. Seems like they’re just looking on, right? Wrong. Onlooker play is an important developmental stage. It’s not just child’s play — ...

If your kids received a new phone, computer, or the latest video game as a gift, they may have been among the 72 percent of kids who asked for a game-related present for the holidays. In 2023, the ...