Playing outside is good for children, as it improves their physical ... Outdoor play encourages children to engage in ...

Instead of telling your child not to climb so high or run so fast while observing them at play, take a moment — or, as Brussoni advises, 17 seconds. Step back, she says, and “see how your ...

Discover how outdoor adventures shape resilient kids. From physical health benefits to fostering creativity, nature holds key ...

From running and jumping to climbing and balancing ... while it is not yet dark and when there will be plenty of children outside to play with. Research indicates that spending at least two hours ...

We are now officially past Memorial Day, the kickoff of summer, and many of us want to be outside ... children can get very hot in a short amount of time, especially when they run around and play.

Kids are not meant to be stuck indoors 24/7, and they naturally thrive when they play outside ... light,” and everyone must stop running. If a child keeps running through a red light, they ...

Be smart about the time of day you’re being active: People love their routines, but you need to get the workout and yard work ...

They can run, they can jump, they can climb ... Philadelphia participated in a study of shade structures as effective tools to protect children while they play outside. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) ...

When the calendar turned to June, those kids were outside ... play. (And c’mon: Adult-supervised play is not really play. It’s performance.) Parents don’t watch their children bang out ...

A 2-year-old girl died last week after she was left in a vehicle in Arizona. Now, authorities say her father, 37-year-old ...

Children want to run around and play ... and need help to stay hydrated — or know when it’s too hot to play outside. Especially when my children were young, it seemed like they weren ...