Youth sports can be fun, build character and improve fitness. But they can also cause injuries, social anxiety and mental health problems. Author Linda Flanagan discusses what parents can do to ...

For a lot of kids of all ages, sports are not working for them. Less than half of kids play sports at all, and those that do only stick with it for about three years and quit by age 11.That's a ...

When he threw their kids into sports — basketball, soccer, tennis, gymnastics, lacrosse, one tried football — Thomas realized much of the carefree nature of his childhood games was gone.

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Todd Frazier was the MVP of the 1998 Little League World Series and played 11 seasons in MLB. Now he's a youth sports dad with advice for parents.

Most kids play a sport when they're growing up, and that's a great thing. Today, on The Scope, I'll talk about the benefits of having your child play a sport. Benefits of Sports for Children. Like ...

The postgame handshake line in kids' sports can bring out some bad behavior. But the Olympics reminded us how important it is to salute your opponent.

About 70% of American kids who turned 18 by 2015-16 said they took part in some sort of organized youth sports, up from slightly more than half of those born in the 1950s, researchers said.

The kids didn't seem to miss it, and I sure didn't miss rushing them home from school to get dressed just to race to the studio and then stay up all night doing homework.We did that routine three ...

As parents, our instinct is to protect and insulate kids in times of uncertainty. But sometimes this is impossible due to playground bullies, stress at home caused by sudden layoffs, cutthroat ...

Another reason to get your kids outdoors: Research shows kids who don’t get an outlet for the thrills they crave, through risky play, skiing or other sports, are more likely to direct that ...