Play is critical for children, and not just for fitness or competition. It’s about growth, resilience and mental health.

The private sector can fund local play initiatives and support safe zones for children. Civil society must elevate play as a ...

International Day of Play, on June 11, 2025, prompts us to consider the relationship between young people's opportunities for play and their mental health. Play is intrinsically motivated activity ...

Play isn’t always joyful. It can be messy, frustrating, and full of setbacks. But determination is the point.

Finding ways to encourage children to play in places such as driveways, courtyards and on their streets can help with their ...

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They notice a twisty slide next to swinging swings. Next to big kids playing basketball. When they get home, they notice what's for dinner and who is making it. They notice bubbles in the bath.

Vayda Enders, 5, is pictured in the glam space at Play & Party Co., which her parents are opening later this month. Courtesy photo As the parents of five kids ages 2 to 11, Ashli and Dillon Enders ...

They’re worried because their young daughters want to play with lipstick. But a child’s curiosity about makeup isn’t necessarily a red flag, or even a fluttery pink one. When a 3-year-old ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WKRC/KRQE/CBS Newspath) - A tense situation unfolded when officers responded to a call involving two children, ages 9 and 7, playing with a handgun at a home they had visited ...

For them, it's fun and games. But for researchers like Bhat, it's an exploration of how play affects cognitive functioning in children with autism. Bhat's intervention research, funded by the ...