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Category: Blog

Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 4

26 March 2020

Day 4: routine As of today, I’ve decided to set my morning alarm…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 3

25 March 2020

Day 3: getting into the swing of things When I woke up this…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 2

24 March 2020

Day 2: a new normal Today I woke to the sun shining through…

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Family cycling: how to create a new daily routine

24 March 2020

Our friends at Cycling UK who are our partners on the Play Together…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 1

23 March 2020

At Play Scotland we have always been aware of the importance of play…

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Playday Event in Kilmarnock

24 July 2019

Playday activities are taking place in Kay park, Kilmarnock! There will be a…

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Let them play! Kids need freedom from play restrictions to develop

10 June 2019

Unstructured play improves learning and social and physical development. Providing a variety of play options, improved play access and…

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Children who walk to school less likely to be overweight or obese, study suggests

7 June 2019

Children who regularly walk or cycle to school are less likely to be…

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Toddlers Want to Help and We Should Let Them

6 June 2019

If allowed to help, toddlers become great work partners later in childhood.  Full…

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How to build cities fit for children

6 June 2019

After decades on the margins, child-friendly urban planning and design is emerging into the…

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Brain Hierarchy: When Your Child’s Lower Brain Levels Are Weak, they Can’t Learn

6 June 2019

Did you know that the brain of an infant contains essentially all the…

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Letting kids play outdoors improves their mental health: Study

19 April 2019

Many Baby Boomers grew up spending hours on end playing outside with other…

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Training new doctors through child’s play

19 April 2019

There is an old adage, that children are the best teachers. And for…

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Shaped by play and inclusive play

16 April 2019

Play has an invaluable role in encouraging child development. But play isn’t just…

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Shaped by play and inclusive play

29 March 2019

Play has an invaluable role in encouraging child development. But play isn’t just…

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What Is Snowplough Parenting –And Should You Be Concerned About It?

29 March 2019

Some parents won’t let anything get in their child’s way. Not even an…

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Study: Kids Who Spend Time in Nature Become Happier Adults

27 March 2019

 At this point it seems the evidence is overwhelming—new studies seem to arrive…

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Rethinking the rights of children for the internet age

21 March 2019

The internet is now 30 years old, making it the same age as…

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The spectacular science behind puddle stomping

19 March 2019

It’s easy to forget about the little things kids need to learn in…

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Risk, fear and freedom: a plea to parents by Tim Gill

13 March 2019

Children hunger for a taste of freedom. They are strongly driven to get…

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The Right Brain Develops First ~ Why Play is the Foundation for Academic Learning

13 March 2019

Did you know that the right brain develops first? It does so by the time children…

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Streaming apps ‘used to exploit children aged eight’

11 February 2019

Children as young as eight are being sexually exploited online, Barnardo’s the UK’s…

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Tech, Teens and Trust: Navigating the Digital World of our Children

10 January 2019

Those of us parenting in a digital world, frankly, don’t know what we’re…

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Children’s Play Becomes Work When You Get in the Way. Let Them Be

10 January 2019

Play does not have a beginning and ending. It is a fluid, continuous…

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Scotland’s Play Charter

Scotland’s Play Charter describes our collective commitment to play for all children and young people. Supporters of the Charter know that children have the right to play and value play as an essential part of children’s health and wellbeing as individuals and part of the community.

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Pledges to Scotland’s Play Charter

  • Task Childcare Services
  • What’s on Inverbervie Community
  • Perth Autism Support
  • Include Me 2 Club
  • First Nursery
  • Park Primary School
  • Shetland College UHI
  • Falkirk Community Trust Libraries
  • Carli’s Kindergarten
  • Smart Play Network
  • Support from the Start North Berwick Cluster
  • Guildford Borough Council Playrangers
  • Forestry and Land Scotland
  • Whiteness Primary School
  • Caldercuilt Primary School & Nursery
  • Mini French
  • High School of Dundee
  • Boomerang Community Centre
  • Holy Corner Community Playgroup
  • Inverbrothock OOSC
  • West Dunbartonshire Council
  • St John’s RC Primary
  • East Pollockshields Out of School Care
  • North Edinburgh Childcare
  • James Gillespie’s Nursery
  • The Nurture Nursery
  • Tinto Nursery
  • Early Education UK
  • Grange Primary School
  • Warout Primary School
  • Highland Council
  • The Concrete Garden
  • Camperdown Primary School and Nursery
  • Evanton Wood Community Company
  • Gylemuir After School Club
  • Home-Start Kincardine
  • Parsons Green Primary
  • Muirhouse Youth Development Group
  • Oxgangs Primary School
  • Chatelherault Nursery & ASC
  • PLUS Forth Valley Ltd
  • Rosemount Lifelong Learning
  • St George’s School for Girls
  • Hearts and Minds
  • Early Steps Nursery
  • Families First, North Lanarkshire Council
  • Fun Lodge After School Care
  • St Denis’ Primary School
  • Play Midlothian
  • North United Communities
  • TICTACS After School Service
  • Dundee and Angus College
  • Ninewells Nursery
  • Angus Alive
  • Little Lunches
  • St Joseph’s Primary School
  • MACS After School Care
  • NHS Forth Valley
  • Angus Council
  • East Dunbartonshire Council
  • Little Scallywags Nursery
  • Youth Scotland
  • Fenton Barns Nursery
  • Penicuik YMCA-YWCA
  • Newtongrange ASC
  • Renfrewshire Council
  • Edinburgh College
  • North Ayrshire Council
  • St Margaret’s Primary School
  • Little Forest Friends Scotland
  • Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
  • ASH Scotland
  • Siblings Together and Reunited (STAR)
  • Cookfur Nursery Class
  • Orchard Grove Kindergarten
  • Craigton Primary School
  • Corstorphine Primary School
  • Stirling ELC
  • St Charles’ Primary School
  • Langlee Support Centre, Langlee Primary School
  • Mud Pie
  • NHS GGC Children and Families
  • Heathfield Primary & Early Years Centre
  • Almond Park Nursery
  • Tinies
  • Home-Start Levenmouth
  • Loader Monteith
  • Movement Park
  • St Ninians Nursery
  • Knightswood Primary
  • St Gerard’s Nursery School
  • University of Strathclyde
  • TIGERS
  • Burnfoot Community School
  • Support from the Start Musselburgh Cluster
  • Falkirk Council
  • Our Place Our Families
  • Inclusive Play
  • Woodlands Family Nurture Centre
  • City of Edinburgh Council
  • Edible Estates
  • Alyth OOSC
  • Argyll College
  • 3D Drumchapel
  • Cairnsmoir Connections
  • Getting Better Together
  • Scalloway Pre-School
  • Clydesdale After School Care
  • Bright Starts Nursery
  • Home-Start Wigtownshire
  • Muck Primary School
  • Houston Primary School
  • Education Department East Dunbartonshire Council
  • NHS West Dunbartonshire
  • Auchinairn Afterschool Care & Forest School
  • Stirling Play Services, Stirling Council
  • Enchanted Forest Nursery
  • Holy Corner Community Group
  • Simpson Primary School & Nursery Class
  • Play and Sports Limited
  • Child Central Training
  • St Andrew’s RC Primary School
  • Lauriston Nursery
  • Support from the Start Dunbar Cluster
  • Scalloway Youth & Community Centre
  • Crossmichael Primary School
  • Home-Start Lorn
  • Barnardo’s APNA Project
  • St Sylvester’s Primary School
  • OSCARS Childcare
  • North Queensferry Primary
  • Play Alloa
  • Wardie Primary School
  • Hayburn Park Association
  • Wallyford Primary School
  • St Mary’s Nursery Class
  • University of the West of Scotland
  • Croftamie Nursery
  • Glenbervie Kindergarden
  • Meiklewood Nursery and After School Care
  • Starcatchers
  • Oxfordshire Play Association
  • Firsthand Lothian
  • Battlefield Primary ASC Association (BPASCA)
  • Newmains Family Learning Centre
  • Outdoor Cleghorn
  • Busy Bairns Childminder
  • Children’s Health Scotland
  • Glasgow Life
  • Tingwall Primary School
  • Dumfries Toy Library
  • Fusion Childcare Services
  • St Peter’s RC Primary School
  • Childcare in the Community
  • Middleton Park School
  • Abbey Early Years Centre
  • Playland
  • Craiglockhart After School Club
  • Liberton After School Club
  • West Lothian Council
  • Outdoor Woodland Learning School (OWLS)
  • Midlothian Sure Start
  • Parenting Across Scotland
  • RHC NHS GGC
  • Arkleston Primary School
  • East Ayrshire Council
  • NHS Health Scotland
  • Òganan Ghlaschu
  • Together – Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights
  • Doune Nursery
  • Windygoul Primary School
  • Burnbrae Primary School
  • Voluntary Action
  • Crieff Hydro Kids Club
  • Ark Out of School Care
  • Enable Scotland
  • Prestonpans ASC
  • St David’s Primary RC
  • Castlepark Primary School
  • Nurture the Play
  • Gowrie Training and Consultancy
  • Seahorse Nursery
  • Child’s Play
  • Borestone Primary School
  • Clovenstone Primary School
  • Childcare Strategy Team
  • Healthy n Happy CDT
  • Access Parkour Ltd
  • Support, Help and Integration in Perthshire
  • Abbey Mill Childcare
  • Jennyswell Out of School Care
  • Holy Cross Nursery Class
  • Maddiston Primary School
  • Whiteinch Centre
  • Smallworld Out of School Club
  • St Thomas Playgroup
  • Innerwick Primary and Nursery School
  • Adelaides Nursery
  • International Play Association Scotland
  • South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture
  • Preschool Academy
  • Scottish Out of School Care Network
  • Parent and Infant Mental Health Scotland
  • Towerbank ASC
  • Seamab
  • Beatlie Primary School
  • Professional Learning Academy
  • Maxwellton Park Nursery & OSC
  • Rattray Primary School
  • Fife Play Resource, Fife Play Development Team, Fife Council
  • Support from the Start Tranent Cluster
  • Pirie Park Primary School
  • Sgoil-àraich Taobh na Pàirce
  • Leaps and Bounds Activities (LBA)
  • LINKES
  • Balornock Primary School
  • Lecropt Nursery and Bridge of Allan OOSC
  • Fledglings Childminding Service
  • Crieff Hydro
  • Scottish Historic Buildings Trust
  • Support from the Start Prestonpans Cluster
  • Step by Step Nursery
  • Islesburgh OOSC
  • Reidvale Adventure Play Association Limited
  • Kids Come First
  • The Wee Childcare Company Ltd
  • University of Edinburgh
  • Play Together on Pedals
  • Lamlash Early Years Class
  • West Johnstone Early Learning and Childcare Centre
  • Scottish Government
  • Canongate Youth
  • Old Doune Road Nursery
  • YouthLink Scotland
  • Support for Families
  • Aberfoyle Nursery
  • Glebelands Nursery
  • Earthtime for All Ltd
  • South Ayrshire Council
  • Mini Me Yoga Ambassador
  • Gleniffer Nursery
  • Barlanark Out of School Care
  • Giffnock Nursery Class
  • Goodlyburn Primary School
  • Clermiston Primary School and Nursery
  • Elphinstone Primary
  • MyParkScotland
  • Balmore Kindergarten Ltd
  • Cumbernauld YMCA
  • The Yard
  • Toybox Children’s Centre
  • Living Streets Scotland
  • Aberdeen City Council
  • NG Homes
  • Hillwood Primary School
  • West College Scotland
  • Iona Primary Early Years
  • Pencaitland Primary School Parent Council
  • Broomhill OOSC
  • The Green Team
  • Tweedbank Early Learners
  • Support from the Start Haddington Cluster
  • Cornerstone Nursery
  • Echline Primary School and Nursery Class
  • Gingerbread
  • South Lanarkshire Council
  • St David’s Primary School
  • Red Harbour Events
  • Hanover Street School
  • Dunbar Primary School Nursery
  • Linthaugh Nursery School
  • Melrose Primary School
  • SPELL
  • Mid Calder Primary School
  • The Scottish Parliament
  • Argyll & Bute Council
  • Kidsize Out of School Club
  • Scamps SOSC
  • Fife Childcare Services
  • Kilbarchan AAC
  • Off Grid Kids
  • Arran High School
  • Aberlour Childcare Trust
  • Tweeddale Youth Action
  • Leaps and Bounds Nursery
  • Operation Play Outdoors
  • St Ninian’s Primary School
  • Allan’s Nursery
  • Musselburgh Burgh Primary School
  • East of the Sun, West of the Moon
  • Aberdeenshire Council
  • Rosetta Early Learners
  • Springfield Primary School
  • Four Seasons Nursery
  • Perth & Kinross Council
  • Sacred Heart Primary School
  • St Peter’s Primary School
  • Parent Action for Safe Play
  • Allsorts Dornoch
  • Home-Start East Fife
  • Shetland Islands Council
  • Holmston Out of Skool Club
  • Dalmilling Primary School
  • Chanonry Beaver Scouts
  • South Morningside Primary School and Nursery
  • Family Fund Scotland
  • Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Scottish Book Trust
  • Hyndland After School Club
  • Simply Play
  • C.O.J.A.C. Caring Operations Joint Action Council
  • Antonine Primary School
  • Jordanhill Out of School Service
  • Newton Nursery
  • Ayrshire College
  • First 4 Kids
  • Interactive Play Scotland
  • PEEK Project
  • Dens Road Primary School
  • Barnardo’s Scotland
  • City of Glasgow College
  • St Boswells Primary School
  • Kinneil Primary School and Early Years Campus
  • KO-NEKT (Childcare)
  • Pilton Youth and Children’s Project
  • East Park
  • Maggie’s Childminding Service
  • Timberplay Scotland Ltd
  • Cockburnspath Primary School
  • Commercial Primary School
  • Twinkle Stars Childcare
  • Flowerbank Early Childhood Centre
  • Clackmannanshire Council
  • Old Doune Road Nursery
  • St Paul’s Primary School
  • Edinburgh Young Carers Project
  • Bonding with Baby
  • Impact Arts
  • Leisure and Culture
  • Laura’s Little Treasures
  • Stramash
  • Buttons & Bows Nursery School
  • Coastguard Club
  • East Lothian Play Association
  • St Columba’s Junior School
  • The Creativity Portal
  • South Lanarkshire College
  • CHAS
  • Eastmuir Primary School
  • Johnshaven School
  • The BIG Project
  • Little Acorns
  • Cardonald Primary School
  • Galleon Centre
  • Fife College
  • Healthy Valleys
  • Edinburgh and Lothians Out of School Care Network
  • Gracemount Nursery
  • Newtown Primary School
  • Law Primary School and North Berwick Nursery School
  • Orkney Library and Archive
  • Murrayburn Primary School
  • Upstart Scotland
  • Jordanhill School
  • East Lothian Out of School Care Network
  • Bridge of Weir Childcare
  • Erskine Stewart Melville School
  • St Leonard’s Primary and Nursery School
  • Eyemouth Primary School
  • Thornlie Primary School
  • Argyle Bridge Children’s Nursery
  • Beech House Nursery
  • The Cottage Family Centre
  • Outlet Play Resource
  • Roots and Shoots Highland Learning
  • Wee Gems
  • Bikeability
  • Edzell Nursery
  • PlayBase
  • Green Aspirations Scotland CIC
  • Udston Primary School
  • Creative STAR
  • Aberlady ELOSCN
  • Stepping Stones North
  • Woodland Outdoor Kindergartens
  • Welly Walkers Childminding
  • Summerston Childcare
  • New College Lanarkshire
  • Monkey Puzzle Glasgow Central
  • Fife Gingerbread
  • East End Empowering Stars
  • Queens Cross Housing Association
  • St Martin’s Primary School and Nursery
  • Culture NL
  • Licketyspit
  • With Kids
  • Play Borders
  • Craigour Park Primary School and Nursery
  • Scaraway Nursery School
  • Dirleton Playgroup
  • Bankhead After School Care Service
  • Gullane After School Club
  • Gap Childcare Services
  • Bòrd na Gàidhlig
  • Borders College
  • Cambusbarron Village Nursery
  • Whinhill Primary School
  • Whitburn and District Community Development Trust
  • Tarves Primary School
  • Castleton Primary School
  • Greener Kirkcaldy
  • PlayBoard NI
  • Holy Cross Primary School
  • Little Steps Childminding
  • Sgoil Bhaile a’ Mhanaich, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
  • Culture & Leisure
  • Forest School Leader
  • Sciennes Primary School
  • Linnvale Primary
  • Busy Bees Nursery
  • Lanarkshire Childcare Services
  • Mosstodloch Primary School
  • Scout Association
  • CALL Scotland
  • Biggar Primary School and Nursery
  • City of Play
  • The Destiny Project
  • Bruce Family Centre
  • Pentlands Activity Camps (PAC)
  • Busby Primary School
  • Meadowburn Primary School
  • Sarah Lawrence College
  • Quarriers
  • Inspiring Scotland
  • Flowerpots Childcare
  • University of Dundee
  • Adoption UK
  • Oxley Park Academy
  • Fountainhall Nursery
  • Babysign
  • St Rose of Lima Primary School
  • Emerald Maintenance
  • Project 31
  • Tiptoe’s Children’s Nursery
  • Fields in Trust Scotland
  • Milltimber Playgroup
  • Play Torbay
  • Child’s Play Nursery
  • Riverside Primary School
  • Gargurnnock Play Group
  • WHALE Arts
  • Stanmore House School – Capability Scotland
  • Kidzcare
  • EA Junior School
  • Forgandenny Primary School
  • Enterprise Childcare
  • Make Mess Matter
  • ACE Place Nursery and OSC
  • Parkour UK
  • Wellgreen Nursery, Stirling
  • Cosy Cottage Nursery School
  • North Edinburgh Arts
  • Black Lion Games
  • Firpark Primary School
  • Home-Start Edinburgh West and South West
  • Dunblane Youth & Sports Centre Trust

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