The benefits gained by young animals engaging in play fighting have been a subject of
conjecture for over a hundred years. Progress in understanding the behavioral development …

Injury prevention plays a key role in keeping children safe, but emerging research suggests
that imposing too many restrictions on children's outdoor risky play hinders their …

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Over the past half century, in the United States and other developed nations, children's free
play with other children has declined sharply. Over the same period, anxiety, depression …

" All kids love learning. Most don't love school. That's a disconnect we've avoided discussing—
until this lightning bolt of a book. If you've ever wondered why your curious kid is turning into …

Play has long been identified as a potential welfare indicator because it often disappears
when animals are under fitness challenge and because it is thought to be accompanied by a …

Negative social experiences during adolescence are central features for several stress-
related mental illnesses. Social play fighting behavior in rats peaks during early …

The reduction of child obesity continues to be a challenge worldwide. Research indicates
that playing outdoors, particularly in natural play spaces, boosts children's physical activity …

Play fighting is a common form of play reported among species of mammals, birds, and
some other taxa. The competition present in play fighting revolves around gaining some …

In Play and the Human Condition, Thomas Henricks brings together ways of considering
play to probe its essential relationship to work, ritual, and communitas. Focusing on five …