This essay was adapted from the parenting newsletter the Pomegranate. Subscribe here. When my son was about 2, we brought him to a beer garden in D.C. that turned out to have a working historic ...

Remember when we used to run barefoot in the park, climb trees, or make up wild games with no rules? For us, it was just fun. But guess what? Every time a child runs, jumps, climbs, or plays tag, they ...