PLAY!SM, its new Internet-based subscription service designed to help children ages 3 to 6 learn through interactive play. Available as a download from www.pbskidsplay.org, PBS KIDS PLAY! has been ...

Kids are not meant to be stuck indoors 24/7, and they naturally thrive when they play outside, says Meghan Fitzgerald, a former school principal and the cofounder of Tinkergarten, a company that ...

Young children travel to fantasy worlds every day, packing just imaginations and a toy or two. Some preschoolers scurry across ocean floors carrying toy versions of ...

Your support goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership or give a one-time contribution, we’ll give a membership to someone who can’t afford access. It’s a simple way for you ...

If you're looking to escape the elements, an indoor playground is a great option to entertain stir-crazy kids on rainy or ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about global education, game-based learning, kids, & culture. Two studies look at the benefits of intergenerational video ...

SAN ANTONIO – Have you heard of Roblox? If you’re a parent, you probably have. Roblox is an app that carries over 40 million user-made games made primarily for kids. However, the more popular Roblox ...

The best things I've tested in 2025 as a parenting writer make life with kids better, like the newest Uppababy stroller and a ...

Editor's note: This is part one of a two-part series. Read part two here. Please note that this story includes mentions of suicide. Sometimes, Dennis Lim’s street is a little too quiet. Growing up in ...

An interactive, multi-sensory touch panel (left) and giant connect 4 (right) at the Kids at Play facility. (Marcus Biddle/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with research professor Peter Gray about the connection between the decline of children's mental health and the decline of independent play. We've been hearing a lot about ...