Adults should pay ‘better attention’ to children’s play needs in order to serve their interests better, says the head of Wales’ national body for play.Read more
Researchers say that children who learn to play well with others at pre-school age tend to enjoy better mental health as they get older.
A new study by the University of Cambridge claims that they have...Read more
The Belgian city of Leuven has accelerated its ‘smoke-free generation’ strategy by announcing total ban on smoking – including e-cigarettes – in all of its public playgrounds.Read more
Is something simple as their address the reason why children in Northern Ireland are not getting the same opportunities for play as their peers across the UK?
The ‘postcode lottery’ question comes on the back of...Read more
Children who spend more time playing adventurously have lower symptoms of anxiety and depression, and were happier over the first Covid-19 lockdown, according to new research.
A study led by the University of Exeter asked parents...Read more
Reading, writing, and ’rithmetic are important, but one group of educators and business leaders in Michigan, USA, wants to make sure schools don’t forget about a fourth R: recess.Read more
School breaktimes might be assumed to be the most active period in a child’s school day. The fanciful notion that when the school ‘bell’ rings children flood the playground, running, jumping and actively playing with...Read more
In January 2021, Storm Christoph pummelled the United Kingdom with heavy rains and the threat of unmanageable runoff. But in flood-prone Manchester, a newly-developed park was proving its worth.
West Gorton Park had ‘drunk’ the rainwater,...Read more
Leading UK play charities and industry bodies are calling on local authorities to create accessible and inclusive child play spaces – and by doing so upholding every child’s right and need to play.Read more
Experts in urban planning, play, education and children’s rights will be sharing their experiences at our forthcoming Child in the City International Seminar.Read more
Northern Ireland’s lead body for the development and promotion of children and young people’s play has called for the country’s prospective leaders to ‘champion play for children’. Read more
Denser cities and fewer green areas. What is left for the children when the cityscape changes? That is an important element in the architecture education at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, but also the...Read more
The Association of Play Industries (API) says access to public play spaces in UK cities and towns is ‘unfair and unequal’, and wants government action to level up children’s opportunities for play.Read more
