SHAPE America recently announced details of its new health. moves. minds. program designed to help schools address students’ emotional and mental health challenges with kindness, mindfulness, empowerment and wellness lessons. Read more
“If you feel like you’re doing too much, then you are.” One parent's thoughts on after-school structured activities and why they might just be... a little too much. Read more
A new study looks at what makes organized sports fun for kids, and some of the findings might surprise you. Read more
Would you like to let your kids be outside on their own unsupervised without your neighbors freaking out? One family in San Francisco has some great advice. Read more
The National Recreation and Park Association and The Walt Disney Company launched their “Meet Me at The Park Play Spaces” grant program with the ambitious goal of bringing new play and physical activity projects to more than a million children and families nationwide. Read more
Kids can have phobias about needles, dogs, darkness and more. Here’s how to help them cope. Read more
Children benefit from mixed-age play. The younger children learn from the older ones, and everyone develops strategies for getting along. Read more
The Americans with Disabilities Act establishes standards by which public facilities, including public play spaces, must comply to ensure opportunities for people of all abilities. Here is help in understanding the ADA standards. Read more
Getting out into nature is good for the soul, both from physical and mental health standpoints. A team of researchers have put a dollar figure of $6 trillion on mental health benefits that protected areas such as national parks around the world provide. Read more
