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

"The Games and Pleasures of Childhood" is a set of 50 engravings published in 1657 by French engraver Claudine ...

Today, with technology everywhere, kids can play games on their gadgets and stay at home. It is common to see a toddler or ...

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Letting kids play in the yard, roll in the grass or dig in the garden might seem minor—but it’s a powerful way to promote lifelong health. Scientific studies across the globe have consistently ...

This story is sponsored by Lifetime Products. As summer approaches, children ditch their snow boots and put on their sneakers to play outside in the sun. The right play activities can go beyond ...

A “no ball games” culture and increasing smartphone use mean play is being “squeezed out” of children’s lives, new research has found. A report by the Raising the Nation Play Commission ...

Experts are warning about the impacts of children spending less time playing and less time outdoors as the government is being urged to restore playtime in school. An interim report by the Raising the ...

She joined Marketplace’s Kai Ryssdal to talk about how life changed when kids stopped playing in the streets. An edited transcript of their conversation follows. Kai Ryssdal: Tell me about ...

“She was totally blissed out.” Suddenly, the modern approach to children’s play, in which parents shuttle their kids to playgrounds or other structured activities, seemed both needlessly ...

Then I actually had kids. It didn’t take long to realize how different motherhood was from what I imagined, and how bored out of my skull I would be by imaginary play. Before having kids ...