"The book asks the following questions: When did the kid who strolled the wooded path, trolled the stream, played pick-up ball in the back forty turn into a child confined to the mall and the computer ...

"The End of American Childhood takes a sweeping look at the history of American childhood and parenting, from the nation's founding to the present day. Renowned historian Paula Fass shows how, since ...

The exhibit "Portraits of Childhood: Black Dolls from the collection of Deborah Neff," on view now, includes 135 handmade dolls and more contemporary dolls from The National Museum of Toys and ...