The Do’s and Don’ts of Risky Play
3 October 2018
We spend much of our lives doing our best to keep our children…
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Lawnmower Parents Are the New Helicopter Parents & We Are Not Here for It
3 October 2018
Recently, I was called down to the main office in the middle of…
Read more »Boredom can be good for children – and for adults too
13 September 2018
LET me tell you about my favourite summers. They were spent on a…
Read more »Why Playtime Is An Essential Part Of Childhood Development
13 September 2018
Are you worried whether your child is getting as much playtime as you…
Read more »Scotland ‘gets it right’ for children
16 August 2018
As Chief Executive of Play Scotland, Marguerite Hunter Blair would be anyone’s first…
Read more »Why I withdrew my child from the P1 Tests
16 August 2018
I recently withdrew my son from taking the new primary one Scottish National…
Read more »5 surprising ways digital technology is changing childhood
24 July 2018
When even tech veterans such as Napster founder Sean Parker critique how smartphones…
Read more »How you talk to your child changes their brain
24 July 2018
Most parents know that talking to their child helps them develop. But a…
Read more »Third of primary school children ‘cannot ride a bike’, survey finds Only a fifth of children surveyed by Keep Britain Tidy said they would rather be on a digital device than playing outside.
18 July 2018
A third of primary school children have never been taught how to ride…
Read more »A call for new thinking on play safety around the world
12 July 2018
Playgrounds have for decades been shaped by a zero risk mindset, with, any…
Read more »Ban on toy guns prevents kids’ harmless make-believe.
4 July 2018
“Bang, bang, you’re dead.” “No I’m not, you can’t get me!” Such cries…
Read more »Let Your Children Risk a Little: The Case for Risky Play
18 June 2018
I often see the quote “What if I fall? Oh, but my darling,…
Read more »UK child obesity worst in poorest cities
18 June 2018
Thousands of UK children, mainly in deprived city areas, are already classed as…
Read more »New goal to cut Scots child obesity by half by 2030
15 May 2018
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has set a new target to cut child obesity…
Read more »Edinburgh kids to reclaim streets for outdoor play
15 May 2018
Residential streets could be closed to traffic to encourage children to play outdoors…
Read more »The Importance of Risky Play in Early Childhood
10 May 2018
Are you hovering? Be honest: how many times in the average playground visit…
Read more »How babies learn – and why robots can’t compete
8 May 2018
If we could understand how the infant mind develops, it might help every…
Read more »What’s Going on Inside the Brain Of A Curious Child?
8 May 2018
How does a sunset work? We love to look at them, but Jolanda…
Read more »Imagine and explore through ‘playful’ learning
7 May 2018
A ‘playful’ approach to learning can hugely benefit children, but the system must…
Read more »The dying art of classroom storytelling
24 April 2018
Storytelling may be as old as the hills but it remains one of…
Read more »Tes talks to…Anthony Pellegrini
9 April 2018
The educational psychologist tells Helen Amass that while play is important for children’s…
Read more »Councils urged to get rid of No Ball Games signs in exercise drive. The Scotsman
5 April 2018
MSP Ruth Maguire urges councils to get rid of No Ball Game signs…
Read more »Friends in need are friends indeed
4 April 2018
School bullying is depressingly common but having a group of friends, not just…
Read more »Limiting children’s screen time to maximize outdoor play
3 April 2018
Governments and education leaders must work better together to steer children away from…
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