A series of recent kids’ sports injuries, some fatal, have reignited a question for many families: Is my child safe playing sports? At least three student football players in the US have died since ...

U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, speaks during a debate for the U.S. Senate with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, hosted by WFAA on Monday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. Mandy Giles understands, or at ...

CC of @theflockingbennetts struck a chord with parents on TikTok when she asked, “Is it normal for my 7-year-old’s rec sports league to demand so much time?” Her video, detailing a schedule of ...

Long before the Covid-19 pandemic began in early 2020, the U.S. was already in the throes of another very-bad-for-health epidemic—an epidemic of physical inactivity among kids. During the 2010s, ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Dr. Jennifer Harvey is vice president for academic affairs at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. Her books include “Antiracism as Daily Practice: Refuse ...

I got a call from a colleague last spring with an unusual request. He has an 8-year-old son who plays rec soccer and baseball. We have chatted on occasion about the joys, and headaches, of youth ...

There is plenty of discussion about the risks of kids participating in league sports, but if parents handle things thoughtfully, these leagues can be a great way to keep kids physically active. League ...

There's an "epidemic of loneliness" in the US, and young people are particularly vulnerable. The decline in youth-sports participation over the past decade could be one factor driving the problem. We ...

This story is part of Let Them Play, a collection of articles about trans kids and youth sports. See the full package here. You will never hear about the majority of trans kids who play sports in this ...

Our sole house phone rang. It was my friend Greg, “Turn on ESPN. Now. You still have those old Sports Illustrated for Kids mags, right?” I flipped through channels and caught the tail end of a segment ...