The physical and mental health benefits of outdoor play are well established, but one in 10 parents of preschoolers and ...

Studies show that adults who make time for playful outdoor activity experience lower stress, stronger relationships, and ...

From developing social skills to fostering creativity, pretend play in young children is likened to being a "metaphoric multivitamin" in an editorial published in the journal Neuroscience and ...

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Dante Moore appears to be an upcoming superstar under center for Oregon. Following Bo Nix and Dillon Gabriel, Moore has been showing why his... All week leading up to No. 6 Oregon’s 41-7 beatdown of ...

Colorful trees come to life as a group of kindergartners glue bits of tissue and construction paper onto a drawing of a trunk. They’re engaged in play — but, in this Northwestern University Center for ...

As my kids return to school, I have been reflecting on my own childhood and the Canadian Paediatric Society's recent recommendations around risky play. In a statement, the organization wrote: "Free ...

In the United States alone, an estimated 99 percent of boys and 94 percent of girls play video games with 97 percent playing at least one hour per day. The revenue from the video game industry topped ...

Role play, a staple in drama therapy, involves clients acting out roles or scenarios to explore behaviors and emotions in a safe and controlled environment. Clients can benefit in many ways when ...

Pretend play is associated with a host of enhanced cognitive abilities such as executive function, language and perspective taking, which are important to education, making the minimization of pretend ...