kidinfluencer
Nine-year-old Ryan Kaji is building a media empire on YouTube and other platforms as a popular kidinfluencer. What started as a fun hobby quickly made him a millionaire. Read more
free time to play
The importance of free time to play is increasingly being recognized in European countries, with Finland giving a 15-minute outdoor break every hour up to secondary school. Read more
experience of play
Learning through the experience of play can be a major help in closing achievement gaps between children at opposite ends of the social scale, according to a new report. Read more
Aldo van Eyck
Aldo van Eyck was born in the Netherlands and educated in England. At that time, the only existing play spaces were private and only for the wealthy. Aldo began designing playgrounds at 28 and over the 30 years that he designed playgrounds, more than 700 of his playgrounds were established in Amsterdam and echoes of his designs were being used throughout the Netherlands.
Tantrums and outbursts
Tantrums and outbursts are usually signs that kids are struggling with feelings they don’t have the skills to manage. Knowing what makes kids act out is the first step to finding solutions. Read more
rehabilitate public spaces
A design charity has reacted to last year’s devastating explosion in Beirut by launching several collaborative interventions to rehabilitate public spaces vital to children’s health and development. Read more
equitable access to youth sports
The National Recreation and Park Association issued a statement in support of healthy youth development through equitable access to youth sports during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic recovery. Read more
South Philly Meadows
A former municipal golf course at FDR Park became an indispensable natural refuge for many locked-down South Philadelphians over the past year. The South Philly Meadows has been a godsend during the pandemic. Read more
out of business
Many after-school programs, which provide both enrichment and child care, have gone out of business. Others went remote and still others became full-day child care programs. Read more
Learning loss is real
Learning loss is real and needs to be addressed, but too much focus on learning loss could be an historic mistake. The social, emotional, and psychological toll of the last 12 months on kids must be considered as well. Read more
