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Category: Blog

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

10 April 2020

Day 19: making the most of Easter in isolation Today my dog turns…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 12

3 April 2020

Day 12: birthday in lockdown Today was the day that was supposed to…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 10

1 April 2020

Day 10: a little normality I spent this morning sitting in the garden with…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 9

31 March 2020

Day 9: coping Today was a very slow start indeed. When my alarm…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 8

30 March 2020

Day 8: strange times Today I woke up to bright sunshine and warmth….

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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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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

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

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