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Studies reveal how risky play can benefit child development. But encouraging it can be a challenge for parents.

Civil servants, project developers, and urban planners involved in housing construction often find themselves embroiled in debates about bal...

UBC researchers have created Canada’s first playability index, revealing how neighbourhoods support—or hinder—children’s outdoor play. Explore what makes a city playable and why urban planners need to...

Children are the benchmark of an area's liveability. They tell us whether it is healthy and inclusive. If it does not work for them, it is failing, writes Lendlease's Nick Watson

New research shines a light on the physical activity habits of schoolchildren in Bradford.

Safer Parks for Women and Girls

'Cliff riders' have sparked concern among some community members, but 20 have been installed across the country in an effort to help children learn through risk-taking.

Buitenspelen is cruciaal voor het immuunsysteem van jonge kinderen. In aanraking komen met modder, wilde planten en mos heeft positieve effecten op de gezondheid. Dat vertelt Irina Spacova, onderzoeks...

Bigger cars, distracted drivers and worried parents mean fewer kids are roaming freely.

How MAGA Could Be Helping to Bring About the Future They Most Fear(But Shouldn’t) America’s story of progress has been driven by people and places building each-other up. That progress, though under a...

Through a long history of prioritizing cars in our cities, we have normalized not seeing or hearing children on our streets.

Children growing up in British cities face barriers to safe, playable spaces as financial constraints, policy misalignment and housing pressures cause planners to prioritise property over parks,