When the City Museum in St. Louis opened in 1997 at the site of an old shoe warehouse, it was considered an outlier in the ...

Fewer American kids are playing sports, and shifting trends are leaving countless kids on the sidelines. The importance of reversing this trend cannot be overstated. Youth sports are not just ...

While they can also occur in kids and teens, these injuries can happen whether or not people play sports. While many children can get injured on the field, the numbers are mostly declining – and ...

UBC pediatric and injury prevention expert Dr. Mariana Brussoni reveals why risky play is so important for children’s health and development. With school out for another month, summer outdoor ...

But balancing winning with skills development is a more productive way to go for keeping a kid playing a sport. No one wants to lose all the time. It’s demoralizing, as is driving your kids an ...

A surprising new study has found that children who reported playing video games for three hours or more per day performed better on cognitive skills tests involving memory and impulse control ...

“He’s not going to sit down and journal about it; he’s 3.” Should parents let their kids play with toy guns? Kirsten Nottleson, a parent and teacher educator and consultant of 30 ...

This story is part of Let Them Play, a collection of articles about trans kids and youth sports. See the full package here. You will never hear about the majority of trans kids who play sports in ...

“She was totally blissed out.” Suddenly, the modern approach to children’s play, in which parents shuttle their kids to playgrounds or other structured activities, seemed both needlessly ...