Parents fears that children wrapped in cotton wool – as they ban them from going to corner shop
18 February 2014
Two thirds of parents say they do not think their children should be…
Read more »Category: News
Want your child to be a success? Quit scheduling and let them play freely, The Telegraph
18 February 2014
At the start of February half-term, Dr David Whitebread explains the science behind…
Read more »Parents unaware of dangers faced by children on smartphones, BBC News
11 February 2014
Many parents are out of touch with the dangers faced by their children…
Read more »Why Playing Outdoor Makes Children Smarter
11 February 2014
Author and clinical psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison writes, “Children need the freedom and…
Read more »The Powerful Gift of “I Did It!”
10 February 2014
Hovering parents are taking a beating in the media these days. In an avalanche…
Read more »Judith Hackitt, Chair, HSE supports adventurous play
28 January 2014
Up for the ride It was encouraging to see London Mayor Boris Johnson…
Read more »How will youngsters learn about life if we don’t let them win (and lose) at games?
28 January 2014
For many youngsters — and not just in rugby, but in football, cricket,…
Read more »Valentine Messy Ideas
27 January 2014
Lots of cheap and easy to make messy play ideas here
Read more »Do children’s toys influence their career choices? BBC News
27 January 2014
Everyone has memories of toys they loved playing with as a child. It…
Read more »Sir Harry Burns to step down as chief medical officer
24 January 2014
Scotland’s top doctor is quitting his post to concentrate on fighting health inequalities,…
Read more »Rickets soar as children stay indoors: Number diagnosed with disease quadruples in last ten years
22 January 2014
The number of children suffering from rickets – once associated with Victorian poverty…
Read more »Aiming to give children the best start in life, The Scotsman
22 January 2014
We need to divert resources to the most needy, says Sandy Riddell The…
Read more »Play Scotland Annual General Meeting
15 January 2014
Play Scotland AGM will take place on 5 February in Glasgow.Full details please…
Read more »Schoolchildren compensation claims for playground injuries running into millions, with thousands paid out for falling over or getting hit by a ball
14 January 2014
More than £3.3million in taxpayer’s cash has been handed out to parents of…
Read more »Give childhood back to children: if we want our offspring to have happy, productive and moral lives, we must allow more time for play, not less
13 January 2014
Because students spend nearly all of their time studying, they have little opportunity…
Read more »Cyberbullying ‘on rise’ – Childline, BBC News
8 January 2014
The charity Childline says it has seen a large increase in the number…
Read more »Thoughts on the Play Strategy Action Plan by Megan from Rain-shine
7 January 2014
Play Strategies and Play Action Plans are government sponsored initiatives designed to encourage…
Read more »Ban smacking, children’s tsar urges, BBC News
6 January 2014
Parents should be banned from smacking children, the Children’s Commissioner for England, Maggie…
Read more »Lack of children’s exercise policy is ‘child neglect’, BBC
11 December 2013
Lack of a proper national policy to get UK children to do more…
Read more »Bored Kids? Follow Play Scotland on Pinterest
10 December 2013
http://www.pinterest.com/playscotland/
Read more »Survey on Play … please complete
25 November 2013
Play Scotland is asking everyone involved in play in Scotland to complete a…
Read more »Many children ‘slower runners than their parents were’
21 November 2013
Many children cannot run as fast as their parents could when they were…
Read more »Wish your kids weren’t screen addict zombies? Try teaching them to eat worms instead
14 November 2013
On average, British children spend 4.5 hours a day glued to screens Inactivity…
Read more »The danger posed by technology in your child’s room: TVs, games consoles and mobile phones by the bed ‘make youngsters lose sleep and perform worse at school’
14 November 2013
Children with televisions, games consoles and mobile phones in their bedrooms suffer anxiety…
Read more »