Dr. Laura, I have free playtime on our schedule every morning after their schoolwork, just like you recommend. But when I tell my kids to go play, they beg for screens, they whine that they don't know ...

When Becca and Jordan Itkowitz moved back to La Grange, Illinois, after three years in Denmark with their two sons, Evan, 8, and Max, 10, they experienced culture shock. Soon after moving stateside in ...

I often work in the kitchen or living room to feel closer to my kids playing, but I still feel bad when I can't build block towers with them. But it turns out, letting toddlers play independently in a ...

Parenting is no easy job, and shouldn’t be taken lightly. For those of you who have chosen it, congratulations. You are making a big difference in helping the next generation. Parenting and children ...

The first time that Megan Roth, an urban planner in Calgary, Canada, Googled independent play, her daughter had just received a number of toys for her second birthday. None engaged her for long. The ...

New play Very Happy Children with Bright and Wonderful Futures by Joshua Maxwell is being officially published this week and is a story that shares an important message beyond the stage. The play ...

Helen Dodd receives funding from a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship to research play and mental health in children. Play England, Play Wales, PlayboardNI, the Association of Play Industries and HAGS are ...