Movement Breaks Should Not Be a Substitute for Recess
High knees and jumping jacks shouldn't replace sunshine and free play.
In Defense of White Vans: They are Not Coming to Kidnap Our Kids, No Matter What it Says in Your Facebook Feed
Don't believe the hype you see on social media about white vans. Learn how one simple Facebook post quickly spiraled out of control.
New Therapy for Depressed and Anxious Teens: Start Doing MORE on Social Media
Social media gets a bad rap for making kids (and everyone else) anxious and depressed: Is everyone else having more fun? Going cooler places? Happier …
Finns Find that The LESS Time Boys Spend in Physical Activity the WORSE Their Reading Ability!
When boys get less time to run around, they do worse on reading and math. That's the conclusion of a study done in Finland -- …
How One Family Got Their Young Kids to Start Going Outside On Their Own, Unsupervised — Without Freaking Out The Neighbors
The other day we asked readers to tell us how they're giving their kids more unstructured time, something that many families are eager to do. …
High School Coach Sued after Freshman Ruins Ankle Sliding Into Third. Seven Years Later, the Trial Begins. Is This the End of Youth Sports?
Enormous kudos to Steve Politi for writing such a gripping story in NJ.com that my heart is STILL pounding. It begins: John Suk sits with …
This is Heavy: The Possible Connection Between Witch-Hunting in History and Mom-Blaming Today
After yesterday's post, about a mom being charged with child abuse after her 3-year-old son died in a freak escalator accident (as if all accidents …
Heartless and Pointless: Mom Now Charged in Death of 3-Year-Old Who Fell Off Escalator at Airport in Freak Accident
What a horrible, horrible tragedy -- times two. Jiterria Lightner and her three kids, 4, 3 and 2, were at the Charlotte Airport on their …
Children Are Becoming Less Active in Their Elementary School Years, Ages 6 to Age 11. We’d Like to Hear Your Solutions
It's no surprise, perhaps, that kids are becoming less active once their school years begin. But it is a surprise that in the Oreo creme …
Why Are Young Americans Today So Much Less Trusting Than Older People Are?
Maybe it was always thus -- that the older you get, the more trust you develop. That's the most positive spin we can put on …
How Very Modern: The Post-Halloween NextDoor Discussion of What Kids Were Caught Doing, Thanks to Ring
Margaret describes herself as "a svelte mom of two living in the Midwest who likes to remember the days when mischievous kids were forgiven instead …