Hearts have been melted by a rescue dog who was returned to the shelter twice for being "too playful," but all he wanted to do was make new friends. DJ, who is thought to be around a year old, was in ...

Dora, a mom in one of my Playful Parenting classes, shared this with me: “I realized recently that I sometimes force myself to be playful, even when I’m not up to it. I feel that I should be playful, ...

Play isn’t just for kids—a study shows how the trait can build rapport with colleagues. The office, many people would have you try to believe, is a serious place where serious people do serious things ...