In an era of packed schedules, screen time, and intense focus on school readiness, many children are playing less than in ...

At an asylum seeker camp in Reynosa, Mexico, a makeshift school had been set up inside a church to bring some sense of normalcy to families displaced by violence, poverty, or political upheaval.

Somewhere along the way to adulthood, time to play fades away. We tend to trade silliness and imagination for seriousness and busyness. Yet there is clear evidence that adults benefit from playfulness ...