Two years ago, my wife downloaded the 1,000 Hours Outside app and challenged our entire family to spend most of the year outdoors. We have a large backyard and have attempted to utilize all that space ...

Looking to take your kids’ playtime to the next level? Then you’ve got to invest in some monkey bars. Easy enough, right? Well, the world of outdoor play is not what it once was; it’s so much better ...

An Essex County woman has filed a lawsuit against the Newark Board of Education, claiming negligence resulted in her 5-year-old daughter being seriously injured at an elementary school in the city.

Remember how fun it was to play on monkey bars? They were by far one of the best activities on a jungle gym while we were growing up, and will likely be for our kids, too. As parents, it’s only ...

A team of Dartmouth anthropologists argue that such playground equipment is important for helping children gain confidence and develop. The jungle gym and monkey bars were patented in 1923 and 1924 by ...