The best children's museums in the country have interactive exhibits where kids want to linger, playing is encouraged, and learning is a byproduct of the fun.

Experts say kids are facing an "outdoor play deficit"—and that making outdoor playtime part of your regular routine is beneficial for your child.

Children’s mental health challenges have been on the rise for the past decade, with the COVID-19 pandemic only accelerating the crisis. From March to October 2020, mental health-related emergency room ...

The way parents and their children play together may be the framework for how kids will treat other children, according to a recent study from the University of Georgia. Figuring out how to approach ...

Are the kids at your Thanksgiving celebration being too loud? Or, more likely, too quiet—bathed in the glow of an iPhone? Here's a solution: Open the door. Especially if there are cousins around, give ...

Editor's note: This is part one of a two-part series. Read part two here. Please note that this story includes mentions of suicide. Sometimes, Dennis Lim’s street is a little too quiet. Growing up in ...

Written by James Cox, Head of Advocacy and Policy - Education, Save the Children International In this piece, James Cox, Education Policy and Advocacy Lead at Save the Children International, defends ...

When the weather is bad and the kids need to burn some energy, head to one of these top indoor playgrounds for kids in DC, ...

Less screen time means less bad behavior. In as little as two weeks, parents could see significant improvements in their child’s mental health and behavior by reducing children’s leisure screen time ...

“It seems that all the parents in the neighborhood let the kids just run around and play in their front and backyards unsupervised,” she said Brian Anthony Hernandez joined PEOPLE as a writer-editor ...