For kids, playing sports isn’t just fun; it builds teamwork, confidence, and skills, but as any parent knows, injuries can happen.

Parents can help prevent common sports injuries for kids by teaching them proper technique, ensuring they have the right protective gear, encouraging them to play different sports, and making sure ...

There’s been a lot of attention lately on concussions and the risks of contact sports for kids — but that’s not the only concern when it comes to staying safe.

A Stanford class helped build CrashCourse, an education program that is now transforming concussion reporting culture on a national scale.

We do this because our kids are having fun, and (we hope) learning life lessons about teamwork, physical fitness, friendships and resilience, all while being screen-free. And of course there’s the ...

As youth sports seasons ramp up across the country, medical experts say parents and coaches should keep injury prevention top of mind.

A major 2026 study of over 72,000 youth cases shows football linked to 19% of sports-related brain injuries—more than any other activity—with higher repeat risks and issues like headaches, anxiety, ...

WHEN Alice Chawner fell down 15 concrete steps drunk outside her halls of residence and “smacked” her head, she thought she’d ...

Consumer Reports has some important advice for parents on how to help prevent these more common and often avoidable sports injuries.

A Griswold mother started a charity called Beau’s Bears after her son was comforted by a teddy bear from a first responder following a car crash. The project collects and donates stuffed animals to ...