Applications sought from Scottish Charities passionate about play
8 September 2014
Inspiring Scotland invites Scottish charities to apply to the Play Strategy Fund. The…
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Kids And Screen Time: What Does The Research Say?
5 September 2014
Kids are spending more time than ever in front of screens, and it…
Read more »Children spend 50% more time on school drive than in their parents’ day
4 September 2014
Schoolchildren are spending almost 50% more time inside a car on the morning…
Read more »Play Doesn’t End With Childhood: Why Adults Need Recess Too
4 September 2014
More and more research suggests that healthy playtime leads to healthy adulthood. Childhood…
Read more »Rickets returns as poor families find healthy diets unaffordable. The Guardian
1 September 2014
Poverty is forcing people to have dangerously poor diets and is leading to…
Read more »Pocket money goes digital for today’s kids
1 September 2014
Today’s eight to 15 year olds admit to spending almost all of their…
Read more »Your child’s phone and tablet could be harming their eyes, expert warns. Daily Telegraph
1 September 2014
Children who use smart phones and tablets are at risk of potential irreversible…
Read more »Parents set bad example by staying glued to smartphones, The Independent
1 September 2014
Parents who worry about their children constantly staring at their smartphones should set…
Read more »Scientists Claim Time On The Playground Is More Beneficial Than Time In The Classroom
28 August 2014
A new study shows that when it comes to a child’s brain development,…
Read more »Homemade play dough has enough salt to poison child, parents warned. The Scotsman
28 August 2014
Parents have been warned that home-made play dough can contain enough salt to…
Read more »Ofcom: six-year-olds understand digital technology better than adults. Guardian
7 August 2014
Children, growing up with YouTube, Netflix and Spotify, learning to use smartphones or…
Read more »Don’t lengthen the school day – all work and no play harms students
7 August 2014
Recently, I was speaking at a national conference about careers advice. The questioning…
Read more »Play ‘integral’ to childhood development, The Telegraph
6 August 2014
As George Bernard Shaw said: “We don’t stop playing because we grow old,…
Read more »Play ‘boosts children’s development and happiness’, BBC News
6 August 2014
Play helps boost children’s language development, problem solving, risk management and independent learning…
Read more »The Kid Connection: The Key to Better Health and Aging
5 August 2014
Older adults are healthier when they have kids in their lives. Dostoyevsky told…
Read more »How much independence should children have?
4 August 2014
It is the same story every summer. Surveys are issued and articles are…
Read more »Childhood obesity progress is only a ‘drop in the ocean’, TES
4 August 2014
More than 16,000 overweight or obese children have taken part in a government…
Read more »A little video gaming ‘linked to well-adjusted children’, BBC News
4 August 2014
Playing video games for a short period each day could have a small…
Read more »National Play Strategy: Review of Inclusive Play in Scotland
1 August 2014
The National Play Strategy Action Plan was launched in 2013. A review of…
Read more »Why Play Matters for Adults
1 August 2014
Play is not just essential for kids; it can be an important source…
Read more »Stop the traffic: how we got children to play in the streets again
1 August 2014
It started with a neighbourhood chat. Now Playing Out, the scheme that temporarily…
Read more »Hugh Dennis launches National Trust campaign to get children playing outdoors
1 August 2014
Today’s generation of children aged 7 to 12 spend less time playing outside…
Read more »Glasgow kids rediscover adventure in shadow of the Commonwealth Games
1 August 2014
With the 2014 Commonwealth Games under way, the people of Glasgow have been…
Read more »British children are worst in Europe for excessive smartphone use, The Independent
8 July 2014
British children experience more problems with the excessive use of their smart phones…
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