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

SIFF Selects is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App ... soaring through the air and then I landed and [laughs] it was super painful. So I had two realizations at once: flying ...

I just can’t believe that we’ve done this to our kids. Young people ... replacement of a play-based childhood with the phone-based childhood. And that’s why all of a sudden in 2012, Gen ...

A nationwide movement has funnelled taxpayer money to private institutions, eroding the separation between church and state.

"I’m making a bigger difference than I ever made in the classroom, I'm keeping my sanity, and I’m much happier." ...

“I don’t know where the show is going exactly, but I’m going to be there waving the flag for the characters I play and all ...

The Dayton's Elves display on Dec. 19 at a Highland Park home in St. Paul. Critical DMs are lightly edited Slack conversations by members of the MPR News arts team about Minnesota art and culture.

From Family Guy's Brian to Charlie Brown's best pal Snoopy, animation has brought viewers some of the most iconic dogs in ...

I had an opportunity to play with (San Antonio Spurs legend ... “Especially with the NBA getting younger and younger, a lot of these kids are just naturally growing up on the PlayStation ...

If your lady likes practical gifts, earbuds are a great way to go for Valentine's Day. She doesn't want chocolates: She wants ...

Parents need to know that the SUPER WHY! mobile app allows kids to play four different mini-games based around reading, spelling, rhyming, and letters -- each featuring a different character from the ...