I call them my “mud puddle kids,” though she, and no one else know that. It is a metaphor I use for kids for whom I have little hope and are mired in the mud puddle of life, often through no fault of ...

The sensory experience of messy play has far-reaching benefits for brain development, creativity and risk-taking, says Anne O'Connor Tristan is in the park with his mother. He steps into a muddy ...