Children miss out on crucial messy play because parents are ‘too busy’ to clean up

Nearly two-thirds of mothers and fathers admit they discourage their offspring from baking or playing sport because of the tidying up and extra washloads necessary afterwards.

Their attitude seems to be having an effect with 33 per cent of youngsters saying they do not like dirt and mess and nearly half (46 per cent) stating that looking “cool” was more important than “having fun outside”.

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