Physical activity — primarily in the form of active play — promotes young children’s physical, mental, emotional and social health. It can also influence how active people will be later in life. It’s ...

Children are born to play! And yet, despite our best efforts, many parents and professionals find that some children are not motivated to get moving and prefer watching television instead. Among the ...

As economic hardship deepens, its toll on early childhood development is becoming harder to ignore. Poverty, malnutrition, and limited access to quality education are stunting children’s growth, ...

Young children really struggle in the heat. Their bodies are too small to cool down by sweating, like adults. And they're wholly reliant on grown-ups to find any kind of relief, be it air conditioning ...

Sensory play is more than just fun and games. It's a vital component of childhood development. The rich neural pathways formed through sensory play facilitate learning and growth in all children, ...

Research from the World Health Organization, the American Academy of Pediatrics and several recent studies has linked ...