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Category: Blog

Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 6

28 March 2020

Day 6: making the best of lockdown Not much happened today until the…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 5

27 March 2020

Day 5: old habits This morning, I tried to give myself a lie…

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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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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

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

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