Outdoor play is vital for children's holistic development, offering significant benefits beyond mere enjoyment. It enhances physical health, boosts mental and emotional well-being, and fosters crucial ...

Pupils at a Midlothian school have given their resounding approval to their newly extended playground, which includes access ...

Martin Lewis has described the Budget’s freeze on tax thresholds as a ‘stealth tax’ which will force more people to pay out ...

Gone are the days when most parents would send their children outdoors and tell them to be back when the streetlights came on. Kids from generations past went to "call ...

Pollution, sedentary habits and changing in diets have increased asthma, allergies and childhood obesity among urban children ...

SNAP benefits could potentially cease as early as Nov. 1 amid the shutdown. As the federal government shutdown stretches on, millions of families who rely on SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition ...

A new poll suggests parents can do more to encourage their children to play. We know kids are spending more time on their phones and tablets, but experts said it’s also taking time away from the joys ...

Childhood is magical when children are free to imagine, and hand in hand with imagination, a place to grow means even richer play. Buying a quality cubby house for the backyard isn’t just any old ...

Despite the well-known benefits for children’s physical and emotional health, one in 10 parents of toddlers and preschoolers say that their child plays outside just once a week—or less. This is the ...

Some young children are virtual shut-ins, rarely leaving their homes to play, a new poll shows. About 1 in 10 preschoolers and toddlers go outside to play once a week or less, the University of ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — 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 ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The physical and mental health benefits of outdoor play are well established but one in 10 parents of preschoolers and toddlers say their child plays outside just once a week or ...