Neuroscientists, educators and psychologists like Kathy Hirsh-Pasek know that play is as an essential ingredient in the lives of adults as well as children. A weighty and growing body of ...

Play can feel silly, unproductive and time consuming. And that’s precisely the point. By Kristin Wong “Let’s play!” my friend’s 4-year-old squealed, tugging on my arm. I was tired, so I told her, “I’m ...

Do you ever get to the end of the day and you feel exhausted, like you just can't do anything more and just want to relax? And then as you take off your jacket and your shoes, you hear: "Mommy! Daddy!

On August 1, 1966, the day psychiatrist Stuart Brown started his assistant professorship at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, 25-year-old Charles Whitman climbed to the top of the University ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (WHO) — The Blank Park Zoo made use of some unused space and launched their new Play + Do program this year.

Last night, I fell asleep while watching a compilation of TED lectures titled, Life Lessons and Confessions, on Netflix. The series had continued to play, even though I had dozed off. I woke up in the ...