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Unstructured play is play without predetermined rules of the game. There are no…

From books, arts and sports classes to iPads and television, many parents do…

Playday is always a fantastic opportunity for families and children to have fun…

A preoccupation with safety has stripped childhood of independence, risk taking, and discovery—without…

There’s a house on a corner near where I live in suburban Leeds…

… and the plastic forts. Here’s how to put the play back in playgrounds. Full…

Better grades might be found on the playground. A new study of elementary-age…

What do you think about playing today and how have play opportunities changed…

Cambridge University has appointed the world’s first ever professor of play, Paul Ramchandani….

The UN (2016) has been clear – and a range of evidence confirms…

A dramatic increase in screen time is putting children’s health at risk, the World Health…

For me, parenting often feels like endlessly having to say no. No, we…

A new project in the heart of New York City is demonstrating that the…

The Scottish planning system is soon to undergo reform following an independent review….

Adventure play is enjoying a moment. And at the centre of this is…

For the child living with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), the urban landscape can…

As a child, when I wasn’t eating, sleeping or at school, I was…

As with anything in the early years, first-hand real play experiences have so…

Over-protective parenting has denied the next generation the happy adventures of roaming free,…

We need to stop concentrating our energies on hazard-proofing playgrounds, and worry instead about how…

It is a disappointing thing to see new playgrounds developed in city spaces…

Many within the UK’s street play movement want to see long-term changes to…

The Scottish Parliament has debated the country’s first Play Charter, developed and promoted…