Nature Everywhere Communities
Nature Everywhere Communities is working in close collaboration with city governments and communities to ensure kids have more time experiencing the benefits of being outside. Read more
emotional regulation
While emotional regulation takes time to learn, it’s an important skill set for children to start practicing early on. These useful skills can help kids regulate their emotions and behavior, and here are suggestions to put them in your family’s day to day life. Read more
Nature Play
Nature play is child-initiated, unstructured play in "wild" areas, like the vacant lot next door, the neighborhood park, or a wooded area with a stream. Playing outdoors is one of the things that characterize childhood, giving children the opportunity to explore, discover, practice, wonder, change, create, and learn about the world around them.
parents play with their kids
How important is it for parents to play with their kids? An anthropologist who has studied play in cultures around the world offers his observations. Read more
back-to-school jitters
Teachers, pediatricians and child development experts share loving, creative advice on how to ease children into a new school year. Check out these 10 ways to calm your kid’s back-to-school jitters. Read more
swinging
From physical health to mental well-being, social development, and even endorphins, swinging offers a host of benefits for children and adults of all ages. Read more
Youth Risk Behavior Survey
While the latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey results reveal glimmers of hope for youth mental health, bullying and violence have increased, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read more
healthy snacks
Making healthy snacks together is a great way for parents and kids to work together and try new foods. Here are 10 healthy snacks kids can make. Read more
Cup stacking
Cup stacking is just one of the entertaining games that kids can play with simple plastic cups. Here are 8 more games to try using plastic cups. Read more
Pop Warner Little Scholars
Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. (PWLS) is a nonprofit football, cheer, and dance program for youth ages 5-16. PWLS requires all participants to maintain academic standards, recognizing that scholastics and athletics "go hand in hand." While they provide fun athletic learning opportunities in football, cheer, and dance, they also emphasize "the ideals of sportsmanship, scholarship and physical fitness."
