Explore Play Wales
Here is a summary of the latest play related magazines, articles, blogs and podcasts to be published online.
I’m a child development expert – here’s how to keep kids off screens over summer
Joanna Whitehead, inews.co.uk
This article shares tips to help parents limit their children’s time on screen devices over the summer holidays.
The Guardian view on outdoor play: ministers should give it a whirl
Editorial, The Guardian
The Guardian gives its view on how the new UK Government must take action to protect children’s play.
How child-friendly Cardiff is ‘repurposing’ urban spaces
Simon Weedy, Child in the City
This article highlights Cardiff’s recognition by UNICEF as the UK’s first Child Friendly City.
On These Magic Shores: exploring spaces for children’s play – in pictures
Tamsyn Warde, The Guardian
This collection of photographs taken in Hampshire, UK, and their descriptions shows the many ways in which children play outside in their communities.
The 17-second rule & the importance of risky play
Susan Scandiffio, Active for Life
How to be a Norwegian parent: let your kids roam free, stay home alone, have fun – and fail
Andy Welch, The Guardian
Understanding Benefit-Risk
Dr Damien Puddle, LinkedIn
‘We have to be all things to our children’: how a school made sure pupils had time to play
Harriet Grant, The Guardian