BOBO-DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso -- Isaka Diallo was playing with friends when a stone struck his left eye. For two weeks, his ...

Roth thought it was cute at first, but then she started hearing that her daughter should be able to play without much, if any ...

Parental controls designed for children’s games can be confusing. They also don’t take into account how families may — or may ...

Screens are everywhere. While many adults push for screen-free spaces, what if some screen time could actually support your child’s mental health?

In the rolling hills near Middletown, children had the chance to craft instruments, dance to music and connect with agriculture at South Mountain Creamery’s dairy farm Wednesday. The event, part of ...

Stephanie Liu, MD, writes about the benefits of "risky play" for young children, and how she's overcoming her helicopter parenting to encourage it.

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?

But his findings come with a caveat: Although hunter-gatherer societies rarely feature adult-child play, this doesn’t mean that children are left to play alone, or that anyone wants them to.

The affected lots of cough syrup were distributed nationwide in the United States through retailers and online from December 14, 2022, through June 4, 2025.

CASA volunteers “change the trajectory of a child’s life, a family’s life by shortening the amount of time that a child is without a home,” Morris stated.

Why Is Myopia on the Rise? There are lots of theories about why more children are becoming nearsighted. We know that when children play outside more, their risk of myopia drops.