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

When I was a kid, my parents constantly told me to go play outside. I lived in a town where kids knocked on each other’s doors to ask if their friends could “come out and play,” rode their bikes in ...

In today’s digital age, children are often found immersed in screens, spending hours indoors playing video games, watching ...

After a long winter, spring is beginning to emerge. Over the next few weeks, the clouds will begin to part and the sun will come out, waking up the vegetation and bringing color back to the world.

Jean-Philippe Ayotte-Beaudet receives funding from SSHRC and FQRSC. The Quebec MInistry of Education funds the Research Chair in Outdoor Education. Felix Berrigan receives funding from CRSH, IRSC, and ...

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

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 ...

The best outdoor toys keep your kids happy playing outside all day. There are many benefits of outdoor play for children and their development, says Dr. Danielle Budash Newkam, a psychologist and ...

Dr. Louise de Lannoy, left, Dr. Mark Tremblay and Dr. Eun-Young Lee took part in the summit on outdoor play held in Ottawa. (Credit: JEAN LEVAC) Older adults need to get outside and play just as much ...

As my kids return to school, I have been reflecting on my own childhood and the Canadian Paediatric Society's recent recommendations around risky play. In a statement, the organization wrote: "Free ...

I don’t recall roughhousing with my children, and I am certain my parents didn’t roughhouse with me. When I try to come up with a list of parents who roughhouse with their children now, it’s painfully ...