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Category: Health & Wellbeing
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Free-range teenagers: the role of wild adventure space in young people’s lives
Free-range teenagers: the role of wild adventure space in young people’s lives
This study was carried in 2006 out on behalf of Natural England to investigate the proposition that ‘wild adventure space’ can play an important role in meeting the developmental needs...
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Improving Safe Access to Street Space for Children’s Play and Physical Activity
Improving Safe Access to Street Space for Children’s Play and Physical Activity
This short paper explores the evidence for families with children to be allowed greater access to very local neighbourhood space, to allow children to play safely within physical distancing rules.
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Play First: Supporting Children’s Social and Emotional Wellbeing During and After Lockdown
Play First: Supporting Children’s Social and Emotional Wellbeing During and After Lockdown
This document makes a number of evidence-based recommendations designed to support children’s social and emotional wellbeing. Recommendations are focused, in particular, on the needs of children aged 3 to 11.
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Statement
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Health & Wellbeing
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COVID
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Save the Children lockdown pack for families
Save the Children lockdown pack for families
Save the Children have created a pack for families in lockdown. The pack contains activities for children, along with advice for parents about how to talk to children about coronavirus.
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Play Activities
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COVID
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National Playhub
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Play for positive mental health
Play for positive mental health
This Research Briefing illustrates that play is vital to supporting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing.
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Health & Wellbeing
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COVID
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Mental Health
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IPA Play in Crisis: support for parents and carers
IPA Play in Crisis: support for parents and carers
In order to support the child’s right to play in these difficult times, the International Play Association (IPA) has developed the new IPA Play in Crisis: support for parents and...
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Health & Wellbeing
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COVID
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UK Chief Medical Officers’ Physical Activity Guideline
UK Chief Medical Officers’ Physical Activity Guideline
This report presents an update to the 2011 physical activity guidelines issued by the four Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK CMOs draw...
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Statement
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Health & Wellbeing
Tags:
Health
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Play Scotland Survey Report Executive Summary 2020
Play Scotland Survey Report Executive Summary 2020
Summary of a survey was undertaken by Play Scotland in April 2020 on the impact of COVID-19 on play and childcare settings in Scotland.
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Health & Wellbeing
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Play Scotland Research
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