After all, the stay-at-home mothers of yesteryear did not spend every hour after school engaged with their kids. “It was just like, ‘Oh, you’re home now. Good, go play, do something fun, ...

But fathers who spend time doing ... advantage at school, a new study shows. Data from nearly 5,000 households revealed that reading, playing games, drawing and even singing to children all ...

Children no longer play freely in driveways, on their streets or in urban parks and courtyards. In many places, children's ...

Advocates of "risky recess" say fewer restrictions on what elementary school kids can do when they go out to play is good for a child's development. Some schools in Kansas are trying it out.

“They’re coming in and they don’t know how to play ... and even adding and subtracting. “If the kids come to school,” she said, “they do learn.” ...

With children, "you can't force them to like school or like to read or when to do sports," says Flanagan. "They have to come to it on their own." Sponsor Message Modeling low-key outdoor play and ...