In 2014, police killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice as he played with a toy gun at a Cleveland recreation center. Ma’Khia Bryant was 16 when she was killed by police, also in Ohio. In Orlando, six-year-old ...

A new study has uncovered the ways different types of play are linked to children's social abilities and brain activity. The ...

Teachers can set up hands-on exploration to promote young students’ ability to calm themselves when emotions are running high ...

Young children travel to fantasy worlds every day, packing just imaginations and a toy or two. Some preschoolers scurry across ocean floors carrying toy versions of ...

Over the years of working with children, I have seen many circumstances supporting the importance of play for appropriate development. This is also something supported quite strongly in the research ...

The playground at Lake County Intermediate School in Leadville, Colo., was in desperate need of a makeover. The schoolyard didn’t offer much — just a few swings, some rusty climbing equipment, a ...

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A fun way to choose activities is to make a quiet time menu. For toddlers or kids who can’t read yet, make a menu filled with ...

From preschool language classes to baby yoga, cookery and art schools to sports based activities, you can now find a franchise catering to pretty much any area of children’s learning and development ...