Tear Down the Swing Sets
13 July 2017
… and the plastic forts. Here’s how to put the play back in playgrounds. Full…
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Playday Survey 2017 – We need your help
29 June 2017
What do you think about playing today and how have play opportunities changed for children, families…
Read more »Losing Fat, Gaining Brain Power, on the Playground
29 June 2017
Better grades might be found on the playground. A new study of elementary-age…
Read more »Playday Survey 2017
21 June 2017
What do you think about playing today and how have play opportunities changed…
Read more »Meet the world’s first professor of play
30 May 2017
Cambridge University has appointed the world’s first ever professor of play, Paul Ramchandani….
Read more »Parties for Play?
24 May 2017
The UN (2016) has been clear – and a range of evidence confirms…
Read more »Dramatic rise in screen time putting children’s health at risk, WHO warns
17 May 2017
A dramatic increase in screen time is putting children’s health at risk, the World Health…
Read more »Children need to be in the right mental state to learn effectively
12 May 2017
There is a crisis in mental health for young people. Services are operating…
Read more »Dad play with babies ‘boost mental growth’
11 May 2017
Fathers who interact more with their babies during the first few months of…
Read more »Children and video games: a parent’s guide
11 May 2017
For me, parenting often feels like endlessly having to say no. No, we…
Read more »New York ‘junk’ inspires kids to play
10 May 2017
A new project in the heart of New York City is demonstrating that the…
Read more »Too much sunscreen ‘making people vitamin D deficient’ Read more at: http://www.scotsman.com/news/too-much-sunscreen-making-people-vitamin-d-deficient-1-4434668
2 May 2017
Slathering on sunscreen could be one of the factors behind people becoming vitamin…
Read more »Five steps to make children’s rights a reality in the Scottish planning system
2 May 2017
The Scottish planning system is soon to undergo reform following an independent review….
Read more »A rare glimpse into a messy oasis of adventure play
28 April 2017
Adventure play is enjoying a moment. And at the centre of this is…
Read more »Would you let a four-year-old light a fire? A safety group says you should
21 April 2017
A safety organisation in the Netherlands is campaigning to encourage parents to let…
Read more »Adrift in the city without a map
21 April 2017
For the child living with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), the urban landscape can…
Read more »Creating is not just a ‘nice’ activity; it transforms, connects and empowers
13 April 2017
As a child, when I wasn’t eating, sleeping or at school, I was…
Read more »Introducing real tools in the early years
12 April 2017
As with anything in the early years, first-hand real play experiences have so…
Read more »It’s not just children who miss out when their play is censored – we all do
5 April 2017
Mike Greenway, Director of Play Wales Some time ago when involved in the…
Read more »Jane Bradley: Childhood is no longer a picnic
30 March 2017
Over-protective parenting has denied the next generation the happy adventures of roaming free,…
Read more »“Why do architects dictate children’s play so stringently?”
29 March 2017
We need to stop concentrating our energies on hazard-proofing playgrounds, and worry instead about how…
Read more »8-26 year olds: Get involved in the Year of Young People 2018
29 March 2017
The people behind the Year are looking for 8 to 26-year-olds from all…
Read more »How Letting Kids Get Dirty Helps Protect From An ‘Oversanitized World’
24 March 2017
With the onset of spring, children will want to play outside. When they…
Read more »Girl, 8, wins swing campaign for disabled brother
24 March 2017
A council has installed a special needs swing just days after an eight-year-old…
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