She didn’t think much of it until two days later, when a case manager from the Fulton County Division of Family and Children ...

In 2014, police killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice as he played with a toy gun at a Cleveland recreation center. Ma’Khia Bryant was 16 when she was killed by police, also in Ohio. In Orlando, six-year-old ...

Preschool-age children are most engaged in pretend play 10–15 minutes after playing begins. In addition, girls exhibit higher organizational skills, according to a study conducted by researchers from ...

In July 2025, a letter from an English city council neighborhood services officer circulated on social media. It read: "We have received complaints about young children playing ball games on the main ...

Children play outdoors for an average of just 25 minutes a week, a report has found. While their parents were playing outside by the age of nine, today’s children are almost 11 when they start without ...

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 less. Screen time is ...

Children’s play is essential for their cognitive, physical and social development. But in cities, spaces to play are usually separated, often literally fenced off, from the rest of urban life. In our ...

Children learn more through ‘guided play’ than from teacher-led instruction, according to a new study by experts at Cambridge University. A play-focused approach to learning, where children are ...

A new study has uncovered the ways different types of play are linked to children's social abilities and brain activity. The research, conducted by researchers at King's College London and Cardiff ...

Urban transport policies and residential design need to respect outdoor play as a vital necessity for children, says Ellen Weaver In the brilliant Swiss research cited by Lenore Skenazy (If you want ...

There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted families and children around the globe in countless ways. The full extent of that impact may not be known for years to come. But as a parent ...

In 2019, I was approached by the Office of International Education at the university where I teach and asked to design a course that would culminate in a trip abroad for the students. Given my ...