The rising costs of participating in organized youth sports is making these activities unaffordable for many families, essentially barring kids and teens from important opportunities to improve their ...

With trampoline parks all the rage, you might be considering adding one to your kids’ toy rotation. They're a great source of ...

While recent studies have highlighted the mental health benefits associated with kids playing sports or being enrolled in extracurricular activities, a new study conducted by researchers from Ohio ...

Youth sports have transformed from fun recreational activities into year-round, high-pressure training programs that push children beyond their physical and emotional limits. What should be building ...

Huffing through yet another long run together, my friend and I got to talking about how unlikely it was that the two of us had, one, met at the gym, and two, were now training for a marathon. Like the ...

At the rinks where our 10-year-old son plays hockey, we’re greeted with signs warning us not to threaten, taunt or shout obscenities at players, coaches, refs or other parents. Why do such signs exist ...

Every time there is a head trauma, cardiac arrest, or other major injury among professional sports, parents take a deep breath. “That athlete is someone’s child. Could that be my child?” Cardiac ...

Ever since my 2022 interview with Linda Flanagan, the author of “Take Back the Game,” about how money is ruining youth sports, lots of parents have come to me with their complaints on the topic. I ...