Image Credit: Unsplash In a world full of screens and busy schedules, it can feel tough to get the whole family togeth ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – It’s Parenting Connection Tuesday and 6 News is here for you with tips, strategies, and helpful reminders from local child development experts on how we can be better parents ...

Parents have long been concerned about their children’s screentime. In the 1950s, when televisions became common in homes, parents worried that their children spent too much time sitting still and ...

Every year on June 29, International Mud Day celebrates something many modern childhoods have lost: unstructured, messy ...

Outdoor play is good for your kid's body, improves sleep, and helps them learn to socialize. You kids don't need lots of toys to have fun playing outdoors, just their imagination. Parents can bond ...

The physical and mental health benefits of outdoor play are well established, but one in 10 parents of preschoolers and toddlers say their child plays outside just once a week or less. Screen time is ...

Physical activity and outdoor play are essential components of a child's overall development. Research has consistently shown that regular physical activity and outdoor play have a significant impact ...

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.

In a world in which structured activity (Pynn; Watchman), resumé building, and indoor tendencies (Cleland) abound—and outdoor play has proven to be the safest way to play due to pandemic ...

However, many parents find themselves competing with tablets, video games, streaming services, and smartphones for their kids ...