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It’s time to bury the past and embrace a new approach to physical education

Some simple ways to integrate activities into your daily routine

Physical literacy means your child develops a wide variety of fundamental movement skills that will support an active lifestyle and all of the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social benefits that go with it.

Your kids will let you know how interested they are in something

Ask questions to make sure they’re receiving the best, most well-rounded education possible

Ensuring that everyone enjoys a fun, positive experience at the game

Sometimes (okay, most of the time), it’s impossible to even consider adding anything else to the schedule. But these are some simple—really!—ways to add movement to your child’s day.

An orthopaedics expert, runner, and father on how to get your kids running safely and properly

Physical activity benefits everyone

Hiking provides opportunities to share great experiences with your kids

The intellectual, social, and physical development of children are intertwined

Help your child’s teachers and activity leaders by giving them our easy-to-use lesson plans

Dad’s involvement often determines whether a child is active or not, and to what degree

Here’s an easy way to find out if you’re spending enough active time with your kids

If, like many parents, you’ve found yourself running out of new play ideas for your kids, try these creative and fun lesser-known ones!

His 22-year career included three world championships

Beyond sleeping, eating, and cognitive development, babies need to move, too

Tummy time, reaching, and grasping are all skills that can be developed at this stage

Rolling, crawling and climbing are common activities to encourage at this stage

Help your child to develop their non-dominant hand at this age

It’s time to encourage safely crawling up stairs, balance skills, and playing

Developing physical literacy is more important to being active than genetics

Sampling a variety of sports early leads to the development of physical literacy

Most kids often do better to wait until age six, seven or even eight