Certain elements of play contribute directly to children's physical and cognitive development. This helps them grow from ...

Risky play involves kids experimenting and pushing themselves to figure out what will happen, without knowing the exact outcome. If kids don’t go far enough with their play, it’s boring and if ...

My kids and our neighbors' kids play outside without adults in the afternoon. It reminds me of the childhood I had with ...

I almost didn't send my kids to day care, but I'm glad I did. Through it I met my core group of friends who are like family ...

Some months later we then go out and plant them. A simple activity with many benefits, including the planting trees for the future, allowing my children to play an active part in the development ...

Kids love working things out based on simple clues, it makes them feel super-smart, and Outfoxed lets them play as chicken detectives, trying to identify which of sixteen dastardly fox culprits ...

Did you know these patterns of play are examples of schemas, behaviours that children go through when they are exploring the world and trying to find out how things work? Each episode of of ...

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Tyler Boyd and Hayes Audler are the PLAY 60 Super Kids, representing Special Olympics ... including by playing Unified Flag Football. Check out their experiences!

"More and more public areas are designed to support play areas for young children," McGrath notes. "They're actually considered early learning spaces, and libraries have embraced this concept. In ...