Every morning Finn and Jude Adams are not only allowed to kick and punch, their mother encourages it. Lina Adams, 37, calls time from home learning just before lunch every day to marshall her sons Finn,...

Patterns set during childhood can influence adult life profoundly, and exercise habits are no exception. With the U.S. seeing a 20-year trend of increased risk of being overweight or obese among children,...

Forager-horticulturalist children in the Amazon rainforest do not spend more calories in their everyday lives than children in the United States, but they do spend calories differently. That finding provides...