Advocates of "risky recess" say fewer restrictions on what elementary school kids can do when they go out to play is good for a child's development. Some schools in Kansas are trying it out.

The lack of access to safe play areas, particularly children living in conflict zones, puts them at a disadvantage. To ...

While some kids may negotiate five more minutes to snooze, some parents in the D.C. area have a more “relentless and exhausting” challenge when their child refuses to go to school.

With heat indices over 100 degrees across much of the country, it's hot out there. But is it too hot for kids to be outside?

In the U.K., play streets emerged roughly a century ago as a sort of compromise in the process of booting kids off the street. But after peaking in the 1960s, they largely dwindled out, to be ...

Police in Xenia, Ohio, revealed whether they will enforce the ordinances of kids playing in the street as kids will be out of school and ready to play outside. Erin Keller. In Ohio.

A poll of 2,000 U.S. parents of school-aged kids found that 63% believe if their kid plays with toys or dolls early in life, they’ll have an easier time fostering new friendships later in life.

Despite initial protests and logistical challenges, Old Bridge's school consolidation 30 years ago resulted in new ...

Fifty-five percent reported playing one sport and 32% played two at their school. The combinations of sports varies but there are some trends. For boys, it’s football and basketball.

Now, the pay-to-play aspect influences high school baseball. Parents invest financially in their sons to play on high-end club teams that regularly travel for games before even entering high school.