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

Researchers warn today's youth are being increasingly deprived of fresh air and independence that previous generations took ...

Outdoor play is good for your kid's body, improves sleep, and helps them learn to socialize. You kids don't need lots of toys to have fun playing outdoors, just their imagination. Parents can bond ...

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 ...

New research has found that more than a third of children don't play outdoors after school and 1 in 5 don't during weekends, raising concerns about children's physical and mental health. Researchers ...

From peek-a-boo to elaborate make-believe, play is a natural part of childhood, as instinctive as eating or sleeping. Playing outside, with other children, is free, fun, and – as an extra bonus – ...

Researchers have found that children are now nearly 11 when they first start playing outdoors without supervision. That's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) Next time your children run out to splash around in the puddle, don't stop them. Let your kids play ...

As spring blooms and the days turn longer, warmer, and more pleasant, I am excited to spend more time outside. I am also anxious to encourage my children to do so as well. I know that playing outdoors ...

Summer used to mean movement. For many children today, it signals retreating indoors, sheltered under a fan, glued to a ...

When I was a kid, my parents constantly told me to go play outside. I lived in a town where kids knocked on each other’s doors to ask if their friends could “come out and play,” rode their bikes in ...