Young children travel to fantasy worlds every day, packing just imaginations and a toy or two. Some preschoolers scurry across ocean floors carrying toy versions of ...
When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...
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 ...
Having your kids play a sport is a great way to keep them active, happy, and healthy. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, talks about the social and psychological ...
Kids are not meant to be stuck indoors 24/7, and they naturally thrive when they play outside, says Meghan Fitzgerald, a former school principal and the cofounder of Tinkergarten, a company that ...
Some kids are born independent— they let go of our hands when they’re barely two years old, they don’t say goodbye at school drop-off, and they are perfectly content drawing or reading without an ...
Research suggests that outdoor play can benefit the mental, emotional, and (of course) physical development of children. In the words of a report released by the UMKC School of Education's Edgar L.