Scientists Claim Time On The Playground Is More Beneficial Than Time In The Classroom
28 August 2014
A new study shows that when it comes to a child’s brain development,…
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Homemade play dough has enough salt to poison child, parents warned. The Scotsman
28 August 2014
Parents have been warned that home-made play dough can contain enough salt to…
Read more »Ofcom: six-year-olds understand digital technology better than adults. Guardian
7 August 2014
Children, growing up with YouTube, Netflix and Spotify, learning to use smartphones or…
Read more »Don’t lengthen the school day – all work and no play harms students
7 August 2014
Recently, I was speaking at a national conference about careers advice. The questioning…
Read more »Play ‘integral’ to childhood development, The Telegraph
6 August 2014
As George Bernard Shaw said: “We don’t stop playing because we grow old,…
Read more »Play ‘boosts children’s development and happiness’, BBC News
6 August 2014
Play helps boost children’s language development, problem solving, risk management and independent learning…
Read more »The Kid Connection: The Key to Better Health and Aging
5 August 2014
Older adults are healthier when they have kids in their lives. Dostoyevsky told…
Read more »How much independence should children have?
4 August 2014
It is the same story every summer. Surveys are issued and articles are…
Read more »Childhood obesity progress is only a ‘drop in the ocean’, TES
4 August 2014
More than 16,000 overweight or obese children have taken part in a government…
Read more »A little video gaming ‘linked to well-adjusted children’, BBC News
4 August 2014
Playing video games for a short period each day could have a small…
Read more »National Play Strategy: Review of Inclusive Play in Scotland
1 August 2014
The National Play Strategy Action Plan was launched in 2013. A review of…
Read more »Why Play Matters for Adults
1 August 2014
Play is not just essential for kids; it can be an important source…
Read more »Stop the traffic: how we got children to play in the streets again
1 August 2014
It started with a neighbourhood chat. Now Playing Out, the scheme that temporarily…
Read more »Hugh Dennis launches National Trust campaign to get children playing outdoors
1 August 2014
Today’s generation of children aged 7 to 12 spend less time playing outside…
Read more »Glasgow kids rediscover adventure in shadow of the Commonwealth Games
1 August 2014
With the 2014 Commonwealth Games under way, the people of Glasgow have been…
Read more »British children are worst in Europe for excessive smartphone use, The Independent
8 July 2014
British children experience more problems with the excessive use of their smart phones…
Read more »Children’s TV ‘packed with junk-food references’ BBC News
7 July 2014
Unhealthy food makes a “startlingly” high number of appearances in children’s television shows,…
Read more »Forcing children to play sports and do homework may be bad for them
23 June 2014
Competitive parents should stop making children take piano lesson and play sport as…
Read more »Health group calls for ‘sugar tax’ to cut child obesity
23 June 2014
A “sugar tax” should be introduced by the UK government to help curb…
Read more »Want your child to do well at school? Make them play outside because ‘they will learn to set their own goals’
20 June 2014
Playing outside and going on sightseeing trips can boost the chances of children…
Read more »Do we need to rescue our kids from the digital world?
19 June 2014
My children live in the digital world as much as they live in…
Read more ȣ15 million to support children and families
18 June 2014
Thousands of Scotland’s most disadvantaged children, young people and families are set to…
Read more »Let Your Kids Get Muddy Once in a While
12 June 2014
“To me, a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more…
Read more »School run parents could save £642 a year by leaving the car at home
10 June 2014
New research indicates that if parents walked their children to school and ditched…
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