Get two in the same room and they’ll even greet each other, encouraging kids to collect them all – which is easy to do when ...

From Furbies, Hatchimals, and Tickle-Me Elmo to Tamagotchi digital pets, Cabbage Patch Kids, Baby Alive and even pet rocks, generations of kids have been drawn to toys that feed their need to “nurture ...

Why bother twisting real, plastic arms when you can play twisting games on an iPhone? What's the point of unpacking a board game when you can alleviate boredom instantly on an iPad? Kids, you see, don ...

For children on the autism spectrum, play provides important sensory input, which simply means engagement with their senses — sight, sound, smell, and touch (this includes balance and body awareness).

When Alexia Metz thinks back on the early years of parenting, she mostly remembers the stuff. “I was living in a small condo and had twins,” she said. “I felt like the walls were closing in on me.” ...

Dave Stroup and his 3-year-old son had traveled to Ohio to see the solar eclipse with family friends, but it wasn’t just the celestial event that captured the little boy’s attention. As they sat ...