Energy drinks should be banned for under-16s
26 February 2015
Energy drinks should be banned for children under 16, the campaign and research…
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The generation dubbed ‘The Vampire Children’: Hooked on iPads and mobiles late into the night, they hardly sleep, here experts reveal the terrifying toll it takes
5 February 2015
The bedside clock was blinking 2am when Jennifer McFall woke from a deep…
Read more »Lego voted greatest toy of all time: Monopoly, Action Man and Rubik’s Cube also in top 50 as well as crowd-funded newcomer Cards Against Humanity
4 February 2015
Lego has been voted the greatest toy of all time, with iconic favourites…
Read more »Screen time ‘harms teenagers’ sleep’
3 February 2015
The longer a teenager spends using electronic devices such as tablets and smartphones,…
Read more »Electronic tablets may “stunt” child development
2 February 2015
It is often used by parents to keep their sanity intact and bored…
Read more »FREE! Managing Risk in Children’s Play and Learning Seminars
30 January 2015
Children and young people enjoy and benefit from challenging, adventurous play opportunities where…
Read more »Child watch: The apps that let parents ‘spy’ on their kids
30 January 2015
Think your kid’s being bullied? Or sending sexts? Or dealing drugs? There’s an…
Read more »‘Ban junk food adverts before the watershed’: Experts call for new controls as current rules lead to parents being pressured into buying unhealthy snacks
26 January 2015
Junk food firms should be banned from running TV commercials before 9pm to…
Read more »5 ways to let a little more risk into your child’s day (and why that’s a good thing)
23 January 2015
“That is just not safe,” mumbles the father and only other parent at…
Read more »Computer time is modern parents’ bribe and threat, BBC
22 January 2015
Parents are using access to computers as a way of controlling their children’s…
Read more »Play Scotland Conference
19 January 2015
Delighted to announce that the Play Scotland Annual Conference – Play for Life…
Read more »Children in our towns and cities are being robbed of safe spaces to play
19 January 2015
Where do the children play? Where can they run around unsupervised? On most…
Read more »Encourage boys to play with dolls, BBC News
19 January 2015
Boys should be encouraged to play with dolls to make them more “nurturing…
Read more »Expert group to help improve Scots school safety
19 January 2015
Efforts to improve the safety of Scotland’s school buildings will be examined by…
Read more »Let children play first, eat later
19 January 2015
Holding recess before lunch increases fruit and vegetable consumption among school children, finds…
Read more »Play Freely at Your Own Risk
19 January 2015
A history of adventure playgrounds, which offer children the opportunity for no-rules recreation. …
Read more »Funding Scotland
12 December 2014
This new webiste brings together over 800 different sources of funding; enabling you…
Read more »Forest schools: fires, trees and mud pies
11 December 2014
Outdoor nurseries are sweeping the UK, their focus on fresh air and child-centred…
Read more »Video games: ‘smart’ plastic figures put fantasy play back on living room carpet
11 December 2014
Video games used to compete with toys for pocket money, but combining the…
Read more »Instead of buying your child a boring old iPad for Christmas, get them a stick
9 December 2014
Wild Network is urging parents to encourage children to play with nature and…
Read more »Ouch! Injury woe for playful dads: Average father is hurt 22 times a year with 40% saying walking across toy-covered floor is most dangerous part of being a parent
2 December 2014
The average father suffers 22 injuries a year caused by ‘rough and tumble’…
Read more »Half of children aged 11 have never even been on a bus, says study
28 November 2014
Today’s children are so cosseted that nearly half have never set foot on…
Read more »Fifth of millennium babies ‘obese’ by age of 11
27 November 2014
One in five children born at the start of the millennium was obese…
Read more »Will colouring-in books become the new craze for grown-ups?
27 November 2014
Children can spend many hours happily colouring-in pictures, taking care not to go…
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