Quentin Blake: We need more disabled children in picture books
11 November 2014
As he launches his latest book, Sir Quentin Blake says there should be…
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Let the Children Play! – Why Children Should Be Playing Outside This Winter
11 November 2014
The millennials generation are the first to grow up with computer technology at…
Read more »Children ‘prefer to play outdoors than watch TV’
29 October 2014
Children would rather be playing outdoors than watching television, but parents’ concerns keep…
Read more »Play out? Only in the garden: Over-anxious parents are barring children from going into the park or streets because of safety fears
29 October 2014
Most children prefer to play outside rather than watch television but they are…
Read more »One in four British children in poverty – Unicef
29 October 2014
The number of UK children living in poverty has increased to more than…
Read more »Children ‘prefer to play outdoors than watch TV’
29 October 2014
Children would rather be playing outdoors than watching television, but parents’ concerns keep…
Read more »Later sunsets ‘increase children’s activity levels’ BBC
24 October 2014
Moving the clocks forward by one extra hour all year in the UK…
Read more »Cotton wool kids at risk of becoming mentally fragile
22 October 2014
Wrapping kids in cotton wool is creating a generation of “psychologically fragile’’ children,…
Read more »Free-Range Childhood
6 October 2014
When he coined the phrase nature-deficit disorder in his bestselling Last Child in…
Read more »Disabled children’s behaviour ‘deteriorates at school’, BBC News
3 October 2014
The behaviour of children with disabilities and learning difficulties often worsens when they…
Read more »Children Must Engage in Active Play for Optimal Brain Function
1 October 2014
Children must engage in active play for optimal brain function. Physical activity sharpens…
Read more »Children Who Never Play
25 September 2014
Students in my history of architecture course are amused to discover that the…
Read more »Risk needed in children’s play to teach them to cope with the unpredictable
25 September 2014
new study from the University of Montreal in Canada, looked at how children…
Read more »Are we babying our kids? Can riskier playgrounds make healthier adults?
24 September 2014
Kellan Mogil climbed, barefoot, up a wood plank that was haphazardly perched on…
Read more »Limit TV to help fight obesity, says NICE, BBC News
23 September 2014
Adults and children should consider having TV-free days or limiting viewing to no…
Read more »Dear Mom on the iPhone: You’re Doing Fine
9 September 2014
Dear Mom in the iPhone, I see you at the park with your…
Read more »Applications sought from Scottish Charities passionate about play
8 September 2014
Inspiring Scotland invites Scottish charities to apply to the Play Strategy Fund. The…
Read more »Kids And Screen Time: What Does The Research Say?
5 September 2014
Kids are spending more time than ever in front of screens, and it…
Read more »Children spend 50% more time on school drive than in their parents’ day
4 September 2014
Schoolchildren are spending almost 50% more time inside a car on the morning…
Read more »Play Doesn’t End With Childhood: Why Adults Need Recess Too
4 September 2014
More and more research suggests that healthy playtime leads to healthy adulthood. Childhood…
Read more »Rickets returns as poor families find healthy diets unaffordable. The Guardian
1 September 2014
Poverty is forcing people to have dangerously poor diets and is leading to…
Read more »Pocket money goes digital for today’s kids
1 September 2014
Today’s eight to 15 year olds admit to spending almost all of their…
Read more »Your child’s phone and tablet could be harming their eyes, expert warns. Daily Telegraph
1 September 2014
Children who use smart phones and tablets are at risk of potential irreversible…
Read more »Parents set bad example by staying glued to smartphones, The Independent
1 September 2014
Parents who worry about their children constantly staring at their smartphones should set…
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