Background Outdoor play promotes healthy development in children, fostering physical, social and cognitive growth. Play ...

The physical and mental health benefits of outdoor play are well established, but one in 10 parents of preschoolers and ...

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 ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Co-director of the poll, Sarah Clark, M.P.H., told Newsweek that finding small pockets of time for play can make a big ...

We’ve all become accustomed to a hurried lifestyle, but every child needs some free time to play — and outdoor play benefits kids physically, socially and emotionally. Once the children are outside, ...

From teaching road safety to establishing kid-friendly zones, these tips will help your kids get the most out of outdoor play -- while avoiding anything worse than the usual bumps and bruises. Mandy ...

Brianne Bruijns receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship. Western University provides funding as a ...

More than one in three children in Bradford do not play outdoors after school and one in five do not at weekends, according ...