Healthy Kids with Kelli Warner

It can be easy to overlook just how important play time is to childhood, but it’s a vital part of how kids learn skills they need while developing their brains, bodies and social bonds.

We are less than a month away from the start of the new school year, an exciting time for a lot of kids and parents. Even if you’re not quite ready to let go of summer, here are a few things you can do now that will help ease your children’s transition back to the classroom.

Encouraging kids to play outside in the yard is good for both their physical and mental health—they get fresh air, exercise and time to explore. But backyards can also be surprisingly dangerous places.

Many kids learn to ride a bike between ages 3 and 8 years old. Regardless of age, there are some important ways to help ensure that your child is as safe as can be on a bike when they are learning how to ride.

More kids spend time playing around water in the summer than any other season of the year. It’s a great way to cool off and have fun, but water can also be dangerous.

More than a million kids go to the emergency department every year in the United States for accidental poisonings. Many common household items and products that you may not think are interesting can be very attractive to a young baby or child. Kids are curious by nature and they can get into things they shouldn’t.