Book review: “What Size Balls Do I Need?” offers advice for sports parents
Steve Morris offers advice and insights to parents as they navigate the world of youth sports.
Study shows what motivates kids to be active
Preliminary findings reveal youth-perceived barriers to physical activity and sport—useful information for parents, coaches, and educators.
How to get your kids to love being active
When kids have learned to love physical activity, it means that they’ve developed their own internal, intrinsic motivation to move.
Podcast recommendation: The Brain Architects
A new podcast from Harvard University is taking a deep dive into the brain science of early childhood.
A beginner’s guide to meditation for calming the mind and emotions
If you’re struggling to cope with stress or anxiety brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, you may find meditation can help calm your mind and emotions.
6 active games kids can play with a pair of socks
It’s not easy to be shuttered indoors during COVID-19, but these are some simple ways to help kids stay active and distracted.
15 signs that your child is physically literate
One key indicator is showing confidence while attempting new activities
Movement and learning: How does that work?
Some schools and early childhood centres are using movement-based instruction to help kids learn better while promoting their development.
Film review: “The Cost of Winning” addresses problems in youth sport culture
From early specialization to costly programs to hyper-competition, this documentary tells its story through the voices of people directly involved: parents, coaches, and teachers.
Documentary examines children’s independent mobility
Highlighting the scale of the decline in children’s mobility, researcher Negin Riazi points to a study conducted in England that showed a staggering drop in the number of children ages seven to eight who walked to school independently, from 80 percent in 1971 to just nine percent in 1990. According to Riazi, this scale of … Continued