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Outdoor play in Canada ‘should continue beyond the COVID pandemic’
An important incidental change that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic has been our collective rediscovery of the outdoors. As we begin building back better, we have an opportunity to leverage this re-engagement to enhance our...Read more![Screenshot 2020-12-14 at 09.11.23](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screenshot-2020-12-14-at-09.11.23-128x128.png)
Australia: ‘Children need playgrounds now, more than ever. We can reduce COVID risk and keep them open’
It’s been a tough 18 months for Australian families and their children. We can’t underestimate the cumulative impact of parent and carer job losses, mental strain, working from home and remote learning. As developmental paediatricians...Read more![Figure 2](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Figure-2-128x128.jpg)
‘Urban Playground’ makes the case for child-friendly cities – Tim Gill
No parent would ever say ‘this is a great neighbourhood – but I won’t let my child walk to school or play in the local park’. Former Bogotá mayor Enrique Peñalosa grasped this insight when...Read more![Screenshot 2020-07-08 at 08.42.28](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screenshot-2020-07-08-at-08.42.28-128x128.png)
Social skills suffered during COVID but children in Northern Ireland are more resilient – report
Research into the impact of COVID on early-years classroom play in Northern Ireland points to a significant negative impact on children’s social skills and level of independence, but at the same time they have become...Read more![earthscapeNextCity](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/earthscapeNextCity-128x128.jpeg)
Playgrounds designed with accessibility in mind make play fun for every kid
When it comes to providing play opportunities to children with disabilities, not all playgrounds are created equal.Read more![Playgrounds-5](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Playgrounds-5-128x128.jpg)
Using play to ‘school’ children’s emotions
Being socially and emotionally competent from an early age is likely to help children win acceptance by their peers, build better relationships with teachers, and facilitate academic learning.Read more![barrier-4968024_1920](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/barrier-4968024_1920-128x128.jpg)
How to find a place for kids to play in the pandemic
Can parents and educators support opportunities for children to play, when so many of their activities are restricted by COVID-19?. That’s the question posed by Elizabeth Cushing, the president of Playworks, a US non-profit children’s...Read more![Screenshot 2020-07-02 at 08.29.27](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screenshot-2020-07-02-at-08.29.27-128x128.png)
Play England webinar shares inspiring stories from play workers
Play England has produced a webinar and new practical guide to help organisations adopt a play-based approach as they slowly emerge from the COVID-19 lockdown.Read more![Screenshot 2020-06-18 at 09.51.01](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screenshot-2020-06-18-at-09.51.01-128x128.png)
I redesigned a school playground for my PhD – and the children got better marks learning outside
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the education of at least 1.5 billion school students. That’s more than 90 per cent of the world’s children. Although many schools in the west, along with private schools in...Read more![Screenshot 2020-02-13 at 09.47.06](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Screenshot-2020-02-13-at-09.47.06-128x128.png)
Play access in cities is critical to children’s development – report
Society has ‘an obligation to reclaim play in cities’ because of the ‘critical role’ it plays in child development and learning, says a global play rights alliance. The Real Play Coalition says the evidence is overwhelming...Read more![Screenshot 2020-01-07 at 09.01.07](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screenshot-2020-01-07-at-09.01.07-128x128.png)
That public playground is good for your kids and your wallet
If you live near a public playground it can be a convenient outdoor destination for short excursions and a life-saving source of pressure relief when the kids are too surly to bear inside the house....Read more![Image by Rudy Anderson from Pixabay](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/water-fight-442257_1920-128x128.jpg)