Turning childhood into a mental illness
21 December 2017
Since I started studying childhood and parenting a few years back, I have…
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The childhood gift we always wanted – would it change our lives today?
20 December 2017
As a child you are mostly powerless, but a letter to Father Christmas…
Read more »8 Reasons Why Kids Should Play Outside In Winter
19 December 2017
Children who spend time outdoors tend to run around more, as well as…
Read more »The Language of Play ~ Empowering Words for a Creative World
14 December 2017
Imagine you are having a team meeting to introduce a new project. Your…
Read more »Cut out smoking at playgrounds and school gates, says Children’s Commissioner Bruce Adamson as he backs Ash Scotland charter
12 December 2017
SCOTLAND’S children’s commissioner has backed calls for councils to discourage smoking in areas…
Read more »11 barriers that prevent kids from playing outside
4 December 2017
The Wild Network compiled the following list in hopes that we can overcome…
Read more »Rail company bans device targeting youths
30 November 2017
The main train operating company in Scotland has banned the use of controversial…
Read more »What Happens to Creativity as We Age?
24 November 2017
One day not long ago, Augie, a 4-year-old Gopnik grandchild, heard his grandfather…
Read more »SNP plan to tackle Scotland’s obesity crisis by restricting supermarket offers and restaurant meal sizes
27 October 2017
Supermarket price promotions on junk food are to be restricted and restaurant meal…
Read more »Researchers look at environments in early years sector
27 October 2017
A new initiative in Norway will research the knowledge and tools needed to improve…
Read more »In the modern city it is hard for children to find a place to play
12 October 2017
It has never been harder for children and young people in the modern…
Read more »Outdoor play boosts children’s performance in class, says new study
12 October 2017
A new study from Norway has found clear associations between the extent of…
Read more »Don’t tell my kid to stop going up the slide!
2 October 2017
You know when your kids are running around, getting fresh air, and all is going…
Read more »School grounds alliance adopts play sector approach to risk
2 October 2017
The International School Grounds Alliance (ISGA) has published a statement on the assessment…
Read more »Why kids should go barefoot more (and probably adults, too)
28 September 2017
During an unseasonably warm day this past winter, my husband and I walked…
Read more »We’d all benefit from encouraging children to go outside and take risks
28 September 2017
Stop popping the balloons. Forget the dew on the grass. Bring back the…
Read more »Shed those shoes: Being barefoot benefits brain development and more!
26 September 2017
It drove my mother crazy when I went barefoot as a kid. Still…
Read more »The Decline of Play and Rise in Children’s Mental Disorders
7 September 2017
Rates of depression and anxiety among young people in America have been increasing steadily for the past…
Read more »Can playing with junk lead to creativity and innovation?
29 August 2017
Instead of toys, kindergartens across Israel often furnish their play areas with junk…
Read more »Are smart phones really the death of children’s play?
29 August 2017
Many of the current conversations on children’s use of mobile phones sound dire…
Read more »Children’s play is not a springboard, it is the water.
29 August 2017
In this second part of his comment piece about a national project to…
Read more »For children, playing is the adventure
29 August 2017
A new pilot project in England, funded by the government sponsored national sports…
Read more »Primary schools invite P1 children and parents to Stay Play and Learn
15 August 2017
A unique new service which focuses on closing the attainment gap and aims…
Read more »Why kids need risk, fear and excitement in play
14 August 2017
Be careful!” “Not so high!” “Stop that!” Concerned parents can often be heard…
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