CHILDREN would rather run free while playing outside over more organised games of hide and seek or sports. A poll of 2,000 parents of children aged 6-10, and the kids themselves, found 57 per cent ...

where children ran free and played outside all day. Now I have two young boys and there are very few children in our neighborhood. How do I encourage my children to play outside? — Nostalgic for ...

You can also do the reverse, and require that your kids play outside for a certain number of hours daily. You can make this experience more fun by having a screen-free challenge where no one in ...

If we stopped keeping kids in cars, classes, or on the couch all day, and if we gave them back some free ... or playing online. Fully 89 percent chose playing with friends. Playing outside was ...

My kids and our neighbors' kids play outside every afternoon. Watching them engage in unstructured play reminds me of my childhood in the 90s. They are not only having fun, but also growing and ...

Playtime is not only a source of fun for children ... of playing outside as opposed to inside, one of which is that they can get away from their parents.” Gray said free play is essential ...

Mary Sauer is a freelance parenting and health writer living in Kansas City. Parents like me are coming to understand what science has been saying for years: Children need more free-range outdoor ...

Then, close the door behind them: adults stay indoors, kids play outdoors. I suggest this so you can have a very happy holiday, while the younger relatives have a very educational one, according ...