Children need microbes — not antibiotics — to develop immunity, scientists say
2 November 2016
Yes, it’s important to wash your hands. It’s critical during cold and flu…
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Why Children Love To Play – Blog
1 November 2016
Play is lots of fun for your toddler, but it’s also essential for…
Read more »What Do Early-Learners Need Most? Play! Blog
31 October 2016
Kids across the nation are back to school — and that means also…
Read more »The risks of NOT walking to school. Blog
28 October 2016
Which country excels at giving kids freedom? Here’s a challenge for you. Where…
Read more »Challenge and risk in children’s play – Is it worth the Risk?
27 October 2016
My favourite childhood memories are of doing things my mum knew I was…
Read more »Blog – The Anti-Helicopter Parent’s Plea: Let Kids Play!
25 October 2016
A Silicon Valley dad decided to test his theories about parenting by turning his yard…
Read more »Lego focuses in on children at play
11 October 2016
Lucy Ward, from The Guardian, interviewed Hanne Rasmussen, head of the Lego Foundation,…
Read more »Snap, crackle and filth – let kids eat dirt
11 October 2016
I’m wondering, is it OK, hypothetically, for a child to lick the sole…
Read more »School with guns, knives and fire on the timetable – and Ofsted loves it
4 October 2016
Don’t worry, it’s not dangerous,” says Thomas, 10, carefully positioning a tray of…
Read more »UK’s public parks face ‘decline and neglect’
7 September 2016
The UK’s hugely popular public parks face falling into decline and neglect as…
Read more »A small but potentially significant win for Risk-Benefit Assessment
22 August 2016
On the 21st of March 2014 a child suffered an injury to her…
Read more »Changing a space: a new kind of playing out – Blog
5 August 2016
I have a confession to make. I’ve been working for Playing Out as…
Read more »Blog – It’s the summer holidays – and children need time outside
4 August 2016
Is there any feeling on earth quite like that of a child on…
Read more »Why play makes grown-ups a bit nervous – Blog from Dr Suzanne Zeedyk
4 August 2016
It’s striking to see how enthusiastically people are already being drawn to the…
Read more »Blog – Special, disabled or just unique? Language can be important, but attitude is everything
4 August 2016
Adrian Voce OBE, is a writer, consultant and campaigner specialising in policy, planning…
Read more »Blog – Children should work less hard and play more at school
4 August 2016
Children should be encouraged to work less hard and play more at school,…
Read more »More Green Spaces Linked to Less Aggressive Kids
2 August 2016
There are numerous arguments for the benefits of city parks. Living near parks…
Read more »Nature near and far – reflections on integrating children, nature, and the city – Blog
2 August 2016
The recent publication, Children, Nature, Cities (Murnaghan and Shillington, eds., 2016) is a…
Read more »10 ways to build a city for children Blog
18 July 2016
The Vancouver-based urbanist, Jillian Glover, an advisor to the Canadian government who runs…
Read more »10 reasons to continue providing adventure playgrounds – Blog
12 July 2016
Playwork is an essential component of adventure playgrounds, a form of staffed provision renowned…
Read more »10 reasons children, adults and communities need vitamin N, Blog
12 July 2016
We’ ve come a long way over the past decade, but the journey is…
Read more »The Idea summer camp encourages children to follow their interests through play
11 July 2016
At Ireland’s first academy of creative play children are given the freedom to…
Read more »Children playing with waste materials – Blog
11 July 2016
All over the world, people are finding ways to make play visible in…
Read more »Children’s thoughts on public area play
11 July 2016
During the last century there was considerable emphasis in some European cities on…
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