Experts from Saratoga Springs' G. Willikers, Fat Brain Toys say skill-building is still big when it comes to playtime.

Every parent wants to nurture their child’s developmental growth. Toys are a great resource to stimulate learning outside of daycare or the classroom. We gathered everything you need to know on how to ...

From Barbie dolls to action figures, the range of toys available to kids is expansive. But when a kid picks up a play gun from the toy aisle, parents may pause to question whether or not plastic ...

Researcher Emily Goodacre is exploring how AI-powered toys impact kids. Here's what she wants parents to consider.

Consumer advocacy researchers at PIRG tested four AI toys, and none of them passed muster Picture the scene: It's Christmas morning and your child is happily chatting with the AI-enabled teddy bear ...

As Christmas creeps ever closer, it can be difficult to know what to get your child for the big day. Toys provide an enormous opportunity for childhood brain development—but not all toys are created ...

However, a new report from PIRG's Our Online Life Program, Trouble in Toyland 2025, found that these AI chatbots would ...

Play Doh, Mr. Potato Head and Trolls have been named as the toys most likely to stand the test of time, according to new research. The study of 2,000 American parents examined the toys adults played ...

The AAP recently recommended a more hands-on approach to playtime for kids. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently released an updated clinical report with recommendations on the best toys for ...

If you can recall, what types of play did you engage in when you were a child? Were they typical “boy” or “girl” styles of play, or non-gender-conforming? If you’re currently the parent of a young ...