Children need more exercise – especially girls, study says, BBC News
22 August 2013
Half of all UK seven-year-olds do not do enough exercise, with girls far…
Read more »News
21 Blogs to Read Before Letterboxing with Your Family
21 August 2013
Letterboxing has been around since 1854, when a park ranger put a jar…
Read more »30 Blogs with Creative Ways to Get Kids Away from the TV
21 August 2013
According to the Nielsen Company, the average kid watches approximately four hours of…
Read more »10 Everyday Ways for Kids to Give Back to the Community
21 August 2013
Parenting comes with a wide array of responsibilities, not least of which is…
Read more »Children are suffering from rise of the ‘Gameboy Back’
13 August 2013
Surgeons say increasing numbers of children are suffering spinal problems caused by prolongued…
Read more »The unhealthy generation who could die before their parents: Millions of British children risk heart disease by shunning vegetables and watching too much television, campaigners warn
12 August 2013
Millions of British children are shunning vegetables and watching too much television, creating…
Read more »One in five children bullied online, says NSPCC survey
12 August 2013
Almost one in five children who use social networking sites suffered a negative…
Read more »Adults recall ‘nasty playground pranks’
9 August 2013
Nearly half of adults schooled in the UK were at the receiving end…
Read more »Playday in Aberdeen
8 August 2013
Union Terrace Gardens hosted Aberdeen’s National Playday celebration, and squeals of laughter and…
Read more »Playday in North Ayrshire
7 August 2013
Eglington Park was a hive of activity and noise today as North Ayrshire…
Read more »Free trees for school, community and youth groups
7 August 2013
The Woodland Trust are giving away free trees … full details here
Read more »Parents’ anxieties keep children playing indoors: Fears about traffic and strangers leading to ‘creeping disappearance’ of youngsters from parks
7 August 2013
Over-protective parents prevent children from experiencing the rough and tumble of outdoor play….
Read more »Playday 2013
7 August 2013
Intolerant attitudes and a lack of dedicated community spaces are preventing children from…
Read more »Fear of intolerance ‘stops children playing out’
7 August 2013
Fear of upsetting the neighbours is preventing many parents letting their children play…
Read more »Children Are Disappearing From Britain’s Street As Parents Keep Kids Indoors
7 August 2013
Children are “disappearing from our streets”, charities have warned after a poll found…
Read more »Unfriendly communities stop children playing outdoors
7 August 2013
Unfriendly communities and “intolerant neighbours” prevent children from playing outdoors, a survey has…
Read more »How Much Outdoor Time Do Kids Really Need
22 July 2013
The influx of electronic entertainment that seems to be taking over the modern…
Read more »Don’t wrap kids in cotton wool, The Scotsman
22 July 2013
There are many things we remember from childhood that are often recalled with…
Read more »Children should play hopscotch to boost self esteem, psychologist Dr Linda Papadopoulos claims
9 July 2013
Children should return to playing old fashioned games like hopscotch to stop them…
Read more »Under-fives need more time to play, say carers as they warn of ‘schoolification’ of children’s early years
9 July 2013
The “schoolification” of early years education is leaving under-fives without enough time to…
Read more »Late nights ‘sap children’s brain power’
9 July 2013
Late nights and lax bedtime routines can blunt young children’s minds, research from…
Read more »Play for Life, Play Scotland Annual Conference
5 July 2013
24 September 2013 Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Grosvenor Street, Edinburgh Play Scotland’s annual conference…
Read more »Creating Places – A policy statement on architecture and place for Scotland.
4 July 2013
We are delighted that play is mentioned in Health and Landscapes in this…
Read more »