let your children climb trees
Parents, stop worrying and let your children climb trees! Children are nearly three times as likely to be admitted to the hospital after falling out of bed than after falling from a tree. Read more
snowplow parenting
Helicopter parenting to intense parenting to snowplow parenting. Kids are denied the ability to learn life skills. Read more
short brain breaks
Regular breaks throughout the school day—from short brain breaks in the classroom to the longer break of recess—are not simply downtime for students. Such breaks increase their productivity. Read more
Play All May
In order to raise awareness with the public and media about the benefits of play to child development, The Genius of Play is launching “Play All May,” the initiative's first-ever month-long celebration of play. There will be daily giveaways of toy and game prizes to lucky winners. Read more
rights of children for the internet age
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is rethinking the rights of children for the internet age. They are looking for comments. Read more
give people with ADHD an edge
ADHD may create difficulties for individuals in many contexts that required focused, sustained attention—such as school, where students are expected to sit still and pay attention. On the other hand, the same distractibility and chaotic mind can give people with ADHD an edge when it comes to creative, original thinking. Read more
The mental health crisis among America’s youth
The mental health crisis among America’s youth is real and the numbers are staggering. Several reasons for this rise in the last ten years have been analyzed to determine the causes. Read more
Summer camp
Summer camp can be a meaningful experience that helps kids learn important life lessons and have fun along the way. They can gain independence, develop relationship skills, connect with nature, and more. Read more
intended to teach lessons
The board game Monopoly was designed 100 years ago to teach the dangers of capitalism. Similarly, Chutes and Ladders, Pitt, and other vintage games originally intended to teach lessons that related to their times. Read more
Autistic or has autism
Autistic or has autism? High functioning or low functioning? On the spectrum? Words matter. Here is help for navigating the way to use language around autism. Read more
