Learning outdoors: growing explorers, not robots
6 December 2018
Look at my baby dragons,” says three-year-old Rubens, gently stroking three polished stones….
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Active Students Could Outperform Sitting Students by 16%
4 December 2018
The BBC has published an article detailing new research on active students. “International research found…
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43 Reasons our Kids Need to Play More by Neve Spicer
30 November 2018
Is your child getting enough ‘free play’? Child-led free play – the unstructured…
Read more »New Study Underscores Why Fewer Toys Is the Better Option
30 November 2018
When it comes to toys, in terms of development and creativity, less is…
Read more »The truth about screen time, tech and young people
26 November 2018
Much of the negative reputation of tech and screens is way ahead of…
Read more »Play Deprivation Can Damage Early Child Development
26 November 2018
Long-term impacts of play deprivation during early child development include isolation, depression, reduced…
Read more »There’s a very good reason why children like to read the same story over and over again
9 November 2018
We often hear about the benefits of reading storybooks at bedtime for promoting vocabulary, early…
Read more »Playing is Learning
9 November 2018
As part of a recent parent survey, we asked parents if they could…
Read more »Say Yes to Play
6 November 2018
Play is not only important for physical development and as a way to have…
Read more »Communicating Risk to Parents
24 October 2018
This article will examine the importance of effectively communicating both the risks and…
Read more »Writing Prescriptions to Play Outdoors
3 October 2018
In his 2005 book, “Last Child in the Woods,” Richard Louv wrote about what…
Read more »The Do’s and Don’ts of Risky Play
3 October 2018
We spend much of our lives doing our best to keep our children…
Read more »Lawnmower Parents Are the New Helicopter Parents & We Are Not Here for It
3 October 2018
Recently, I was called down to the main office in the middle of…
Read more »Boredom can be good for children – and for adults too
13 September 2018
LET me tell you about my favourite summers. They were spent on a…
Read more »Why Playtime Is An Essential Part Of Childhood Development
13 September 2018
Are you worried whether your child is getting as much playtime as you…
Read more »Scotland ‘gets it right’ for children
16 August 2018
As Chief Executive of Play Scotland, Marguerite Hunter Blair would be anyone’s first…
Read more »Why I withdrew my child from the P1 Tests
16 August 2018
I recently withdrew my son from taking the new primary one Scottish National…
Read more »5 surprising ways digital technology is changing childhood
24 July 2018
When even tech veterans such as Napster founder Sean Parker critique how smartphones…
Read more »How you talk to your child changes their brain
24 July 2018
Most parents know that talking to their child helps them develop. But a…
Read more »Third of primary school children ‘cannot ride a bike’, survey finds Only a fifth of children surveyed by Keep Britain Tidy said they would rather be on a digital device than playing outside.
18 July 2018
A third of primary school children have never been taught how to ride…
Read more »A call for new thinking on play safety around the world
12 July 2018
Playgrounds have for decades been shaped by a zero risk mindset, with, any…
Read more »Ban on toy guns prevents kids’ harmless make-believe.
4 July 2018
“Bang, bang, you’re dead.” “No I’m not, you can’t get me!” Such cries…
Read more »Let Your Children Risk a Little: The Case for Risky Play
18 June 2018
I often see the quote “What if I fall? Oh, but my darling,…
Read more »UK child obesity worst in poorest cities
18 June 2018
Thousands of UK children, mainly in deprived city areas, are already classed as…
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