Next time your children run out to splash around in the puddle, don’t stop them. Let your kids play in the mud and get dirty outside, even if you are a clean freak. Yes, this will create a mess and ...

Parenting expectations are often unreasonably high—and so is the number of people who believe that kids can't handle anything on their own. Passersby too often see an unsupervised child and assume ...

Remember those good old days when you used to run outside every evening to play games with your friends, and came home tired and hungry? Those were the golden days, weren’t they? However, nowadays, ...

It’s that time when the holidays are around the corner, and the cold starts to creep in at night and in the morning. Colder temperatures signal a change in seasons, the need for coats, hats, and ...

Playtime is not only a source of fun for children — it's essential to their development and mental health. Over the past 30 years, researchers have seen a decline in children’s unstructured outdoor ...

We've become a nation of weather wimps. The slightest bit of drizzle and suddenly playdates are cancelled, recess moves ...

The heatwave baking millions of people across the country has some parents asking this: Is it safe for my kids to play outside? With school out, children are spending more time at home or at summer ...

Playing outside is great for children, here's how you get them out there ... For a bunch of preschoolers in suburban Melbourne, Wednesdays are their favourite day. And if it’s raining when they wake ...