At age 8, active time was 1.18 hours a day on average with 9.22 hours of sedentary time. Researchers assessed kids for nine different symptoms of depression and found on average, kids had 0.52 ...

Lockdown and active shooter drills, a legacy of the 1999 Columbine school shooting, are causing anxiety for some children. A growing number of schools are experimenting with ways to lessen their toll.

Suzanne is clear: you don’t need to be sporty to raise sporty kids. What matters most is your involvement. “I looked like a ...

As at 2022, ActiveSG had about 120,000 active members in this age group, with the national movement getting close to 400 sign-ups during the FunFam SportFest at the OCBC Arena over the weekend.

Active-shooter drills came into existence after the Columbine massacre in 1999. What is known of their long-term psychological effects comes from the reports of people now in early adulthood.

More Active Play Equals Better Thinking Skills For Kids : Shots - Health News How long can you sit still in a desk? How about your 7-year-old? Maybe you could both use a break. A study shows that ...

The Orange County-based nonprofit, founded in 2021, provides kits to after-school programs based on promoting Active Bodies, Active Minds and Healthy Relationships.

Encouraging children to be physically active can be an important step in helping them to be healthier later in life. The Physical Rehabilitation Network says active kids are more likely to become ...

In addition, physically active kids do better on academic tests and are more likely to go to college. The problem is that most kids stop playing sports by the time they get to high school. That ...

In the study, 78% of parents revealed that seeing their kids get healthy and active encourages them to pump up their energy expenditure, too. Getty Images.

Regular physical activity is essential to the health of a growing child. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it can help improve their cardiorespiratory fitness, build ...

The Steelers and the NFL continued their commitment to keeping kids fit and healthy with an NFL Play 60 Youth Football Festival at Point State Park on Tuesday. "It's our commitment to getting kids ...