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…
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What Happens to Creativity as We Age?
24 November 2017
One day not long ago, Augie, a 4-year-old Gopnik grandchild, heard his grandfather…
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 »SNP plan to tackle Scotland’s obesity crisis by restricting supermarket offers and restaurant meal sizes
27 October 2017
Supermarket price promotions on junk food are to be restricted and restaurant meal…
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 »Researchers look at environments in early years sector
27 October 2017
A new initiative in Norway will research the knowledge and tools needed to improve…
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 »In the modern city it is hard for children to find a place to play
12 October 2017
It has never been harder for children and young people in the modern…
Read more »Outdoor play boosts children’s performance in class, says new study
12 October 2017
A new study from Norway has found clear associations between the extent of…
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 »Don’t tell my kid to stop going up the slide!
2 October 2017
You know when your kids are running around, getting fresh air, and all is going…
Read more »School grounds alliance adopts play sector approach to risk
2 October 2017
The International School Grounds Alliance (ISGA) has published a statement on the assessment…
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 »Why kids should go barefoot more (and probably adults, too)
28 September 2017
During an unseasonably warm day this past winter, my husband and I walked…
Read more »We’d all benefit from encouraging children to go outside and take risks
28 September 2017
Stop popping the balloons. Forget the dew on the grass. Bring back the…
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 »Shed those shoes: Being barefoot benefits brain development and more!
26 September 2017
It drove my mother crazy when I went barefoot as a kid. Still…
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…
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