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…
Read more »The spectacular science behind puddle stomping
19 March 2019
It’s easy to forget about the little things kids need to learn in…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »Six ways to raise a resilient child
10 January 2019
Helping our children navigate the stresses and strains of daily life is more…
Read more »The Age Four Transition to Responsible Childhood
8 January 2019
Converging evidence shows a major shift toward independence around age four. Full blog…
Read more »Worry over kids’ excessive smartphone use is justified
19 December 2018
Sleep deprivation among teens spiked after 2012 – just as smartphone use became…
Read more »Traditional Toys May Beat Gadgets in Language Development
17 December 2018
Baby laptops, baby cellphones, talking farms — these are the whirring, whiz-bang toys…
Read more »Active Students Could Outperform Sitting Students by 16%
4 December 2018
The BBC has published an article detailing new research on active students. “International research found…
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43 Reasons our Kids Need to Play More by Neve Spicer
30 November 2018
Is your child getting enough ‘free play’? Child-led free play – the unstructured…
Read more »Reflections on 30 years of Playday from Play Scotland’s CEO Marguerite Hunter Blair
2 August 2017
Playday is always a fantastic opportunity for families and children to have fun…
Read more »Playday Survey 2017
21 June 2017
What do you think about playing today and how have play opportunities changed…
Read more »Scottish Parliament debates national play charter
17 March 2017
The Scottish Parliament has debated the country’s first Play Charter, developed and promoted…
Read more »Judith Hackitt, Chair, HSE supports adventurous play
28 January 2014
Up for the ride It was encouraging to see London Mayor Boris Johnson…
Read more »Thoughts on the Play Strategy Action Plan by Megan from Rain-shine
7 January 2014
Play Strategies and Play Action Plans are government sponsored initiatives designed to encourage…
Read more »Playing and learning Blog from Judith Hackitt, Chair HSE
5 November 2013
This week I had the pleasure of attending the House of Commons to…
Read more »Managing Risk in Play Provision Launch
28 October 2013
The launch of the Managing Risk in Play Provision Guidance will take place…
Read more »Project Wild Thing
25 October 2013
Please see link for blog on Project Wildthing on Netmums web Link
Read more »Are you Going to Join The Playtime Revolution?
23 October 2013
Many children and young people only get out to play when they are…
Read more »Planning for Play
25 September 2013
An exciting new CPD (level 8) award is now available to help communities…
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