Outdoor play helps children learn skills, develop physical strength, and benefits mental well-being. Time outdoors can also provide an opportunity to make friends. Outdoor play comes in many forms. It ...

Parents have long been concerned about their children’s screentime. In the 1950s, when televisions became common in homes, parents worried that their children spent too much time sitting still and ...

Is it just me or are screens dominating much of our children’s (and our own!) lives? It seems like a good time to remind all of us, parents and non-parents, that the importance of outdoor activities ...

A new research-backed tool aims to revolutionise how playgrounds and outdoor learning environments are assessed, by recognising that some risk can be good for a child’s development. Professor David ...

For many parents, academics and nutrition are the top priorities in their child’s daily schedule but did you know that outdoor play is just as vital for healthy development as studying or eating meals ...

Outdoor spaces have long played a role in daily life, but their purpose has shifted significantly over time. What were once purely functional areas used for work, storage or access have gradually ...

Last fall I travelled to upstate New York and met Rusty Keeler, author of Natural Playscapes: Creating Outdoor Play Environments for the Soul. A few weeks later I made my way to Toronto, Ontario, to ...