Co-director of the poll, Sarah Clark, M.P.H., told Newsweek that finding small pockets of time for play can make a big ...

About 1 in 10 preschoolers and toddlers go outside to play once a week or less, a University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott ...

The physical and mental health benefits of outdoor play are well established, but one in 10 parents of preschoolers and ...

According to a new report from the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health, that quiet tug-of-war between encouragement and fear may be shaping how our kids play, and what ...

There was a time when children begged their parents to let them play an organized sport. Today, it seems as if much of this has changed. Parents routinely sign their children up to play a sport ...

If the federal government shutdown continues, the Mid-America Regional Council said it may need to temporarily close Head ...

The future of a "much-loved" children's play centre has been secured after being taken over by a school trust, a council has ...

New Australian research show importance of Dads in early child development. June 17, 2011— -- Dads play roughhousing with their young children is crucially important in the early development of ...