Category: News

From muddy hands and dirty faces….to higher grades and happy places Why schools…

The nurse laughed when she opened our son’s file. It was a Sunday…

There is little evidence screen use for children is harmful in itself, guidance…

A new campaign has been launched in a bid to promote more “gender-equal…

Major new Scottish Government scheme delivers healthy food, outdoor play & living wage…

Children’s experience of childhood and play is becoming more gendered and polarised between…

14th December marks 20 years of Play Scotland, the national organisation for play….

Skip the costly electronic games and flashy digital gizmos. Paediatricians say the best…

The Scottish Parliament’s presiding officer is bringing a new meaning to the phrase ‘playground…

The health and well-being of our children and young people is being challenged…

Young people in Scotland are demanding equal and better access to mental health support. The…

Santa’s farmyard cottage will become a serene haven for children with autism and…

Today’s children are the first to be “datafied” from birth and little thought…

Available data suggests that playgrounds are comparatively safe places – yet, in many…

Children’s sleep is barely affected by the amount of time spent staring at screens, claims…

“In outdoor settings you can see that children getting out to play everyday…

Children should be taught that obesity is not inevitable, medics have said as…

Mental illness can strike anyone at any time in their life. In fact,…

You can find the winners of the Sudocrem Play More Campaign here  

Caroline Lucas is urging British people to reconnect with nature to address the “mental…

Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid is to be translated into Scots according…

Child poverty in Scotland can only be eradicated if there is a change…

School break times can be just as important to the quality of pupils’…