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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

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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

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

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