Saying things like, “My child is so busy,” has become a bit of a status symbol for parents who want to raise kids who are prepared for the real world. Ironically, overscheduled kids are actually ...

Do kids fare better emotionally, socially and physically when they're allowed plenty of unstructured time to play? Children don't benefit from being overly programmed, researchers contend in a series ...

My husband and I grew up playing outdoors unsupervised and wanted the same for our kids. We've worked with other parents in our neighborhood to create the same environment where we live. It's taken ...

NEW YORK — In one classroom, a group of preschool teachers squatted on the floor, pretending to be cave-dwelling hunter-gatherers. Next door, another group ended a raucous musical game by placing ...

Parenting expectations are often unreasonably high—and so is the number of people who believe that kids can't handle anything on their own. Passersby too often see an unsupervised child and assume ...