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…
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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…
Read more »Children’s TV ‘packed with junk-food references’ BBC News
7 July 2014
Unhealthy food makes a “startlingly” high number of appearances in children’s television shows,…
Read more »Forcing children to play sports and do homework may be bad for them
23 June 2014
Competitive parents should stop making children take piano lesson and play sport as…
Read more »Health group calls for ‘sugar tax’ to cut child obesity
23 June 2014
A “sugar tax” should be introduced by the UK government to help curb…
Read more »Want your child to do well at school? Make them play outside because ‘they will learn to set their own goals’
20 June 2014
Playing outside and going on sightseeing trips can boost the chances of children…
Read more »Do we need to rescue our kids from the digital world?
19 June 2014
My children live in the digital world as much as they live in…
Read more ȣ15 million to support children and families
18 June 2014
Thousands of Scotland’s most disadvantaged children, young people and families are set to…
Read more »Let Your Kids Get Muddy Once in a While
12 June 2014
“To me, a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more…
Read more »School run parents could save £642 a year by leaving the car at home
10 June 2014
New research indicates that if parents walked their children to school and ditched…
Read more »When we stop children taking risks, do we stunt their emotional growth?
9 June 2014
A small face looms out of the gloom, bringing his red scooter to…
Read more »‘Little princess’ lifestyle puts girls’ health at risk: Fears lack of activity could affect children later in life
9 June 2014
While their male counterparts can often be found getting themselves into scrapes and…
Read more »iGnore: The shocking reality of modern Britain where nine out of ten children prefer playing with technology at mealtimes rather than talking to their families
3 June 2014
Nine in ten primary school children now play with technology while eating dinner…
Read more »Offer vegetables early and often to fussy toddlers, study says, BBC
3 June 2014
Children can learn to eat new vegetables if they are introduced regularly before…
Read more »Charity warns children have been hit hardest by recession
29 May 2014
A RECORD five million children in the UK face being trapped in poverty…
Read more »‘Demonise’ sugary drinks like tobacco – expert
29 May 2014
Health warnings should be displayed on sugary drinks in a bid to make…
Read more »Spending too much time online ‘causing mental illness in children’ government health advisers warn
29 May 2014
Loneliness, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem and heightened aggression are some of the possible…
Read more »Let children trespass and start fires, say Springwatch’s Packham and Oddie
27 May 2014
Children should be allowed to get up to mischief in the countryside by…
Read more »Scots children among least active in world
27 May 2014
Video game-obsessed children in Scotland are among the least active in the world,…
Read more »Poo-Poster Competition
27 May 2014
The UK’s largest dog welfare charity and Keep Britain Tidy are urging budding…
Read more »Mobile phone child health risk investigation, BBC News
27 May 2014
A major investigation into whether mobile phones and other wireless technologies affect children’s…
Read more »Let Your Kids Get Muddy Once in a While
9 May 2014
As a child, I loved the natural world. Maybe it had something to…
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