Recent studies even show play has learning benefits well beyond childhood. Young adults (aged 19–25) who engage in regular ...

Free play is nature’s means of teaching children that they are not helpless. In play, away from adults, children really do have control and can practice asserting it.

One-quarter of children who start school aren’t developmentally ready. Play-based learning in the early years of school can help with the transition, as well as providing a host of other benefits.

Re-engineering recess. Because it creates “joy, relief and a chance to connect,” every child should have access to recess, Cushing says. Unfortunately, she adds, not every child does.

Children learn more effectively through guided play than from traditional, teacher-led instruction, according to a new study, with particular gains in math skills.

Outside play at school can boost students' cognitive, social, emotional and physical abilities in ways in-class education cannot, pediatricians say. And these games help the process along.

The play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, will soon be available for licensing for school productions. Producers Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical ...

Get your kid the toy they want for the holidays this year — four in five parents confirmed that their child is happier, more social, and confident in themselves when they play with their ...