But having a tidy playroom wasn't my goal when I set up those systems - I just wanted my toddler to play by himself for more than two minutes at a time. Back then, all his toys lived in giant bins - ...

Playtime isn’t just all fun and games. Kids learn important developmental and social skills through playing with others and by themselves. Associative play is one of the six stages of play — a ...

My kids and our neighbors' kids play outside every afternoon. Watching them engage in unstructured play reminds me of my childhood in the 90s. They are not only having fun, but also growing and ...

This wasn’t just resilience. Something in these kids understands what many adults have forgotten — that play is not frivolous. It’s survival. It’s repair. Children know instinctively that ...