Why should children play outside?
13 April 2015
Exploring outdoors Did you know that as well as learning about nature, children…
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When Parents Invade Childhood
10 April 2015
Trust is essential to raising capable, happy, self-confident children. Full blog
Read more »Bring Back the Lost Art of Tinkering
2 April 2015
In March, a Manhattan mother, Nicole Imprescia, sued her 4-year old daughter’s private…
Read more »Children are deprived of mud, fun and sandcastles
1 April 2015
A generation of children are spending less than half the time playing outdoors…
Read more »The rise of WEIGHT blindness: A third of parents underestimate their child’s weight – and just 1% realise they’re obese
30 March 2015
Many parents are afflicted by ‘weight-blindness’, unable to recognise their child is overweight…
Read more »When a Little Girl at the Pool Realized My Son Has Autism
30 March 2015
EMTs, firefighters and police officers all have something in common. When crisis arrives…
Read more »MSPs back ban on smoking in cars with children
26 March 2015
Plans to change the law to ban smoking in cars when children are…
Read more »UK Play Policy Forum launches ‘4 Asks for Play’
19 March 2015
NATIONAL CHILDREN’S BODY CALLS FOR ALL POLITICAL PARTIES TO INVEST IN COST-EFFECTIVE SUPPORT…
Read more »Why being a couch potato can give you asthma and dishwashers can cause allergies… The everyday habits that are jeopardising your health
17 March 2015
There seems little doubt that allergies are increasingly common. And now scientists are…
Read more »Are you a SHARENT? Researchers warn doting parents can cause privacy problems by oversharing their child’s pictures online
17 March 2015
Every new parent is desperate to share pictures of their offspring online. However,…
Read more »Inactive children ‘become middle-aged couch potatoes’
17 March 2015
Children who lead inactive lives are likely to grow up to become middle-aged…
Read more »Child health should be election issue, say doctors
3 March 2015
Measures to protect children’s health should be put at the forefront of the…
Read more »Energy drinks should be banned for under-16s
26 February 2015
Energy drinks should be banned for children under 16, the campaign and research…
Read more »The generation dubbed ‘The Vampire Children’: Hooked on iPads and mobiles late into the night, they hardly sleep, here experts reveal the terrifying toll it takes
5 February 2015
The bedside clock was blinking 2am when Jennifer McFall woke from a deep…
Read more »Lego voted greatest toy of all time: Monopoly, Action Man and Rubik’s Cube also in top 50 as well as crowd-funded newcomer Cards Against Humanity
4 February 2015
Lego has been voted the greatest toy of all time, with iconic favourites…
Read more »Screen time ‘harms teenagers’ sleep’
3 February 2015
The longer a teenager spends using electronic devices such as tablets and smartphones,…
Read more »Electronic tablets may “stunt” child development
2 February 2015
It is often used by parents to keep their sanity intact and bored…
Read more »FREE! Managing Risk in Children’s Play and Learning Seminars
30 January 2015
Children and young people enjoy and benefit from challenging, adventurous play opportunities where…
Read more »Child watch: The apps that let parents ‘spy’ on their kids
30 January 2015
Think your kid’s being bullied? Or sending sexts? Or dealing drugs? There’s an…
Read more »‘Ban junk food adverts before the watershed’: Experts call for new controls as current rules lead to parents being pressured into buying unhealthy snacks
26 January 2015
Junk food firms should be banned from running TV commercials before 9pm to…
Read more »5 ways to let a little more risk into your child’s day (and why that’s a good thing)
23 January 2015
“That is just not safe,” mumbles the father and only other parent at…
Read more »Computer time is modern parents’ bribe and threat, BBC
22 January 2015
Parents are using access to computers as a way of controlling their children’s…
Read more »Play Scotland Conference
19 January 2015
Delighted to announce that the Play Scotland Annual Conference – Play for Life…
Read more »Children in our towns and cities are being robbed of safe spaces to play
19 January 2015
Where do the children play? Where can they run around unsupervised? On most…
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