To play is to learn. Time to step back and let kids be kids
15 February 2018
Real play is the freedom for children to engage with and learn from…
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Free Symbols resource to help children participate
9 February 2018
Scotland’s Children’s Commissioner office has created a Symbols resource that helps children and…
Read more »The benefits of play for kids’ mental health
7 February 2018
Almost everyone can recall a pleasant childhood memory in which they are building…
Read more »Teachers warn learning through play can lead to pupil disruption
11 January 2018
Modern teaching techniques where pupils are allowed to learn through play can lead…
Read more »Encouraging risk-taking in children may reduce the prevalence of childhood anxiety
9 January 2018
A new international study suggests that parents who employ challenging parent behavioural (CPB)…
Read more »Why spending time outdoors could help your child’s eyesight
4 January 2018
Kids seem to spend endless hours on smartphones, games consoles, computers and tablets…
Read more »Can the return of wet play stop our kids obsession with screens?
12 December 2017
As any parent can attest, the battle to prise children away from the…
Read more »‘Lost words’ as children stay indoors, BBC News
6 December 2017
Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris spoke to BBC Newsnight about their book The…
Read more »One in five children in Scotland lives in poverty
30 November 2017
One fifth of children in Scotland live in families that are in poverty…
Read more »Parents now spend twice as much time with their children as 50 years ago, The Economist
30 November 2017
Parents these days spend a lot more time with their offspring, or at…
Read more »Little Miss Inventor joins Mr Men and Little Miss line-up
24 November 2017
A new character is joining the Mr Men and Little Miss series –…
Read more »10-year-old children now so fat they need hip replacements, figures show
24 November 2017
Surgeons are performing hip replacements on children as young as ten because of…
Read more »Scottish government crackdown on unhealthy food offers, BBC News
27 October 2017
The promotion of food and drink high in fat, sugar and salt is…
Read more »Free play and children’s mental health, Dr David Whitebread
27 October 2017
The growing crisis in children’s mental health in the UK is widely recognised….
Read more »Time to get creative beyond the early years, Holyrood Magazine
27 October 2017
“We are not saying children have to eat soil,” Henry Mathias of the…
Read more »What’s a conker? Experts call for children to reconnect with traditional outdoor games
18 October 2017
Play experts are calling for all parents, schools and decision makers to join…
Read more »Streaming instead of dreaming: Using phones and tablets before bed stops kids from sleeping and can lead to health issues
11 October 2017
With the average age to receive your first mobile phone now just 10,…
Read more »Play Scotland analysis: Families need time to play outside
11 October 2017
Marguerite Hunter Blair, chief executive of Play Scotland We know that play, and particularly…
Read more »Child and teen obesity spreading across the globe, BBC News
11 October 2017
Child and teenage obesity levels have risen ten-fold in the last four decades,…
Read more »Badger or Bulbasaur – have children lost touch with nature?
2 October 2017
In August 1913 the children’s writer Eleanor Farjeon visited the poet Edward Thomas and his…
Read more »Less than half of young teens play outdoors, survey show
28 September 2017
The number of young teenagers who play outside has dropped dramatically according to…
Read more »Children Who Play Outdoors Are More Likely To Protect Nature As Adults
28 September 2017
Want to protect nature, curb pollution, and slow climate change? It is as…
Read more »How Winnie the Pooh teaches us the importance of play
26 September 2017
He is famous for his love of honey, and being a bear of…
Read more »‘Too many schools have forgotten that fun is crucially important’
11 September 2017
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