a cold or COVID-19
Does my child have a cold or is it COVID-19? Three pediatricians advise on when to stay home and when to get tested. Read more
motor skill delays
Occupational therapy is not just for kids with disabilities, it can benefit a wide variety of children. Many kids have motor skill delays. Here are at-home ideas to help. Read more
Recreate Responsibly
During this public health crisis, spending time in outdoor spaces has become more important than ever. Recreate Responsibly offers guidelines on how to stay safe and enjoy our parks, trails, and beaches. Read more
Marc Armitage
Marc Armitage is a playwork consultant, trainer, researcher, lecturer, and author. He believes that play is “what children and young people do when they follow their own ideas and interests in their own way and for their own reasons” and that playwork is “not 'adult-led' or 'child-led', but 'play-led'.”
Maria Montessori
One of Italy’s first female doctors, Maria Montessori applied her training as a scientist to teaching children in new ways and upended conventional thinking about education in the early 1900s. Her influence is still felt. Read more
great arguments for street play
Opening up more roads for safe games and socializing has been one good thing to come out of the pandemic. Here are great arguments for street play. Read more
misconceptions about the outdoors
Never before have we understood so much about the benefits of nature for our kids, yet there are still many popular misconceptions about the outdoors and its role in a child's life. This article sets the record straight. Read more
Getting children flu shots
Getting children flu shots is even more important this year. Did you know children under 9 need two shots? Doctors offer advice on when and where to safely get vaccinated. Read more
getting your kids outside to play
When kids engage in unstructured play, it gives them a chance to think, be innovative, and get messy. If getting your kids outside to play is a challenge, here are ways you can nudge them to participate in the kind of active free play that’s so valuable for them. Read more
child’s mental health toolkit
No matter what the schooling situation, there are four key components that belong in a child’s mental health toolkit. The good news is that parents can support all of these areas as part of in-person, remote or small-pod learning. Read more
