As the ball leaves the pitcher’s hand she sucks in her breath, whispering to herself, “Don’t get hit. ... Helmets for high school and college age kids can take a 90 mph impact, ...

COLD SPRING, N.Y. —These days I see helmeted kids scooting down sidewalks, skating, skiing, sledding and playing soccer. Last week one of my friends saw a helmeted kid power-walking in Prospect ...

So kids’ sports helmets aren’t a panacea, at least not yet. That doesn’t mean that our children shouldn’t use them—again, they do protect against the most lethal skull-cracking injuries.

Little kids want to run, jump, climb, roll around, not stand around waiting for a ball that rarely comes to them. T-ball’s origins are murky. Some people have it being created in the 1940s ...