Urban planning is failing children and breaching their human rights
Children are being left out of decisions about the environments created around them, when really, their needs should be at the heart of them. In the UK, children are becoming less healthy – physically and mentally...Read more
These child obesity solutions wouldn’t be acceptable for zoo animals
Instead of penning them in and shrinking pizzas, let children play outside with their friends – and not just for the exercise – says children’s play expert Rob Wheway. Obesity is an environmental issue, not a...Read more
Health experts urge focus on younger children’s activity
More attention needs to be paid to physical activity levels and the beginning of their decline in children up to the age of 7, according to new medical research. Adrian Voce reports British Journal of Sports Medicine,...Read more
Parents anxious about neighbourhoods restrict children’s outdoor play, finds new study
A study conducted by LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health has been greeted in the US as the country’s first serious research to find that parents who are concerned about the safety and...Read more