Physical activity — primarily in the form of active play — promotes young children’s physical, mental, emotional and social health. It can also influence how active people will be later in life. It’s ...

Keeping the kids out of the house will help them burn energy and spark creativity, all while keeping them off screens.

Kids in daycare and preschool may not be getting enough physical activity, according to a new study. Preschoolers in the Seattle study spent just a half hour playing outside and were offered less than ...

Physical activity—primarily in the form of active play—promotes young children's physical, mental, emotional and social health. It can also influence how active people will be later in life. It's ...

Myranda Hawthorne receives funding from the Ontario Graduate Scholarship. Sophie M Phillips receives funding from Children's Health Research Institute and Mitacs. Trish Tucker receives funding from ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Educating staff members of family child care homes on physical activity in children and promoting activity ...

The main objective of this study was to investigate whether children's perceptions of neighborhood safety are associated with their weight status and weight-related behaviors, independently of their ...

The amount of physical activity mothers get is linked to their children's activity levels, according to a new study from the UK. Researchers found that the exact relationship between mother and child ...

A new study of children in the U.K. suggests that physical activity is linked to emotional regulation in early childhood, which in turn predicts academic achievement. A new study of children in the ...

Topline: Children’s physical activity worldwide dropped by 20% over the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a JAMA Pediatrics study released Monday – a “developmental turning point,” researchers say, and ...