Poorest children twice as likely to be obese in P1
28 July 2017
Children from Scotland’s poorest families are almost twice as likely to be obese by…
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How to keep your baby safe in hot weather
18 July 2017
Baby Leo has some tips on how to protect your baby from dehydration,…
Read more »Record number of Scottish parks given green flag status
18 July 2017
A record 73 parks in Scotland have been given a prestigious Green Flag…
Read more »The Overprotected Kid
13 July 2017
A preoccupation with safety has stripped childhood of independence, risk taking, and discovery—without…
Read more »Summer holidays ‘bad for child health’
13 July 2017
The summer holidays are bad for children’s health, with youths being “plonked in front of…
Read more »Latest research reveals the more you hug your kids – the smarter they get
13 July 2017
Are you the kind of parent that’s always hugging your kids? If the answer…
Read more »Designing Streets for Play – Research and Observation
13 July 2017
There’s a house on a corner near where I live in suburban Leeds…
Read more »Tear Down the Swing Sets
13 July 2017
… and the plastic forts. Here’s how to put the play back in playgrounds. Full…
Read more »Playday Survey 2017 – We need your help
29 June 2017
What do you think about playing today and how have play opportunities changed for children, families…
Read more »Losing Fat, Gaining Brain Power, on the Playground
29 June 2017
Better grades might be found on the playground. A new study of elementary-age…
Read more »Playday Survey 2017
21 June 2017
What do you think about playing today and how have play opportunities changed…
Read more »Meet the world’s first professor of play
30 May 2017
Cambridge University has appointed the world’s first ever professor of play, Paul Ramchandani….
Read more »Parties for Play?
24 May 2017
The UN (2016) has been clear – and a range of evidence confirms…
Read more »Dramatic rise in screen time putting children’s health at risk, WHO warns
17 May 2017
A dramatic increase in screen time is putting children’s health at risk, the World Health…
Read more »Children need to be in the right mental state to learn effectively
12 May 2017
There is a crisis in mental health for young people. Services are operating…
Read more »Dad play with babies ‘boost mental growth’
11 May 2017
Fathers who interact more with their babies during the first few months of…
Read more »Children and video games: a parent’s guide
11 May 2017
For me, parenting often feels like endlessly having to say no. No, we…
Read more »New York ‘junk’ inspires kids to play
10 May 2017
A new project in the heart of New York City is demonstrating that the…
Read more »Too much sunscreen ‘making people vitamin D deficient’ Read more at: http://www.scotsman.com/news/too-much-sunscreen-making-people-vitamin-d-deficient-1-4434668
2 May 2017
Slathering on sunscreen could be one of the factors behind people becoming vitamin…
Read more »Five steps to make children’s rights a reality in the Scottish planning system
2 May 2017
The Scottish planning system is soon to undergo reform following an independent review….
Read more »A rare glimpse into a messy oasis of adventure play
28 April 2017
Adventure play is enjoying a moment. And at the centre of this is…
Read more »Would you let a four-year-old light a fire? A safety group says you should
21 April 2017
A safety organisation in the Netherlands is campaigning to encourage parents to let…
Read more »Adrift in the city without a map
21 April 2017
For the child living with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), the urban landscape can…
Read more »Creating is not just a ‘nice’ activity; it transforms, connects and empowers
13 April 2017
As a child, when I wasn’t eating, sleeping or at school, I was…
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