Thoughts on the Play Strategy Action Plan by Megan from Rain-shine
7 January 2014
Play Strategies and Play Action Plans are government sponsored initiatives designed to encourage…
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Ban smacking, children’s tsar urges, BBC News
6 January 2014
Parents should be banned from smacking children, the Children’s Commissioner for England, Maggie…
Read more »Lack of children’s exercise policy is ‘child neglect’, BBC
11 December 2013
Lack of a proper national policy to get UK children to do more…
Read more »Bored Kids? Follow Play Scotland on Pinterest
10 December 2013
http://www.pinterest.com/playscotland/
Read more »Instead of buying your child a boring old iPad for Christmas, get them a stick
2 December 2013
With sales of tablets, smartphones and gadgets predicted to soar this Christmas, many…
Read more »Playing with touch-screen devices means youngsters are struggling to learn basic motor skills
2 December 2013
Toddlers these days are barely out of nappies before they are playing with…
Read more »Survey on Play … please complete
25 November 2013
Play Scotland is asking everyone involved in play in Scotland to complete a…
Read more »Many children ‘slower runners than their parents were’
21 November 2013
Many children cannot run as fast as their parents could when they were…
Read more »Toddlers who use tablets or smartphones may develop long-term problems with their hands and fingers, experts warn
19 November 2013
Parents who let their toddlers play with iPads could be damaging their hands…
Read more »Wish your kids weren’t screen addict zombies? Try teaching them to eat worms instead
14 November 2013
On average, British children spend 4.5 hours a day glued to screens Inactivity…
Read more »The danger posed by technology in your child’s room: TVs, games consoles and mobile phones by the bed ‘make youngsters lose sleep and perform worse at school’
14 November 2013
Children with televisions, games consoles and mobile phones in their bedrooms suffer anxiety…
Read more »The spaces where we played are lost to today’s children
6 November 2013
Rickets is on the rise, but let’s not consider it a Victorian throwback,…
Read more »Swedish children complain their parents spend too long on phones
6 November 2013
Doctors warn offspring may be suffering emotional damage, as one in five parents…
Read more »ADHD diagnosis may have become too broad causing ‘needless and harmful’ treatment for children
6 November 2013
The diagnosis of ADHD may have become too broad, leading to needless and…
Read more »Are children given too many toys? BBC News
6 November 2013
Retailers are starting to gear up to sell the latest generation of Christmas…
Read more »Playing and learning Blog from Judith Hackitt, Chair HSE
5 November 2013
This week I had the pleasure of attending the House of Commons to…
Read more »Why Children Should be Playing Outside this Winter
5 November 2013
Today’s children are growing up in a ‘technology’ age, where two year olds…
Read more »Motion S4M-08099 has been placed at the Scottish Parliament by Aileen Campbell MSP, Minister for Children and Young People.
30 October 2013
That the Parliament welcomes the action plan, Play Strategy for Scotland: Our Vision,…
Read more »How Hush a Bye Baby is the best medicine: Lullabies lower heart rates and ease pain in children
30 October 2013
The researchers say this shows that the effect can’t be explained by the…
Read more »Halloween Messy Play
29 October 2013
Lots of messy play ideas on the Play Scotland pinterest page
Read more »Managing Risk in Play Provision Launch
28 October 2013
The launch of the Managing Risk in Play Provision Guidance will take place…
Read more »Project Wild Thing
28 October 2013
Play Scotland is delighted to support the launch of the full-length documentary “Project…
Read more »Planning Play Time – Pay Strategy Action Plan
28 October 2013
Action plan to inspire healthy and active youngsters. Advice and support to get…
Read more »Project Wild Thing
25 October 2013
Please see link for blog on Project Wildthing on Netmums web Link
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