Engaging extracurricular activities for children, from sports and arts to hobbies and creative pursuits, designed to build confidence, skills, teamwork and creativity.
As the youth baseball calendar expands into an increasingly year-round sport, experts and coaches weigh the developmental benefits against injury risks for young players in the fall season. Across youth baseball, the calendar has quietly stretched into something closer to…
Participating in a US exchange year offers teenagers more than travel , it’s a structured journey into independence, language fluency, and cultural immersion, providing life-changing experiences beyond tourism. An exchange year in the United States can offer more than a…
Experts highlight that just a few minutes of spontaneous drawing can help calm the nervous system, ease stress, and boost well-being, with increasing online popularity and scientific backing for its benefits. Just a few minutes with a pencil and paper…
A viral post highlights how escalating expenses, commercialisation, and social media scrutiny are transforming youth sports from local community activity into a high-stakes industry, raising concerns about accessibility and the sport’s fundamental purpose. Youth sports has always inspired strong feelings,…
The Junior Volleyball Association calls on club leaders to move beyond compliance and foster active safeguarding practices, emphasising visibility, questioning, and immediate action to protect young athletes. The Junior Volleyball Association is pressing club leaders to take a more active…
Global charities harness sports like football, boxing, and skateboarding to educate, empower, and uplift young people from impoverished communities, offering new pathways to health, education, and employment. Sports can do more than fill spare time. In some of the world’s…
Experts highlight that structured challenges in martial arts help children build confidence, discipline, and emotional resilience, emphasising the importance of learning through struggle. Parents are often wired to smooth the path for their children, but child development experts say a…
Simple, low-pressure hobbies such as embroidery and paint-by-numbers are gaining popularity as effective ways to foster family connection and reduce reliance on screens amid growing concerns over children’s screen time and well-being. Parents often know the feeling: dinner needs to…
Aberg Ibrahim, a Montessori teacher, advocates for balanced routines over strict bans, emphasising outdoor play, family connection, and challenge-based activities to help children enjoy a healthier, more engaging summer without excessive screen use. Parents looking for a calmer summer need…
With just 26.4% of Chilean children meeting recommended activity levels, health experts emphasise the importance of embedding movement into daily family life to combat sedentary habits and support overall wellbeing. In Chile, only 26.4% of children and adolescents meet recommended…
A shift towards cohesive coaching and parental support is emerging as the vital factor in keeping teenage girls engaged in sport, highlighting the importance of a unified development environment beyond technical drills. The moment a teenager quietly walks away from…
A decline in arts funding across Canadian classrooms threatens to diminish not only creative skills but also vital cognitive and emotional development, raising concerns over widening inequality in access to holistic learning. For many children, the arts are not an…
