Children no longer play freely in driveways, on their streets or in urban parks and courtyards. In many places, children's freedom to roam has been diminishing for generations, but the pandemic ...

For one, it seems full of contradictions: Independent play means without parents, but also with parents; it’s natural, but it has to be taught from an early age; we should trust children’s ...

Other barriers to children’s opportunities to play, shared by the report, include playground closures; more traffic; and a default use of no-ball-games signs in many communal spaces. An analysis of ...

Government urged to ban ‘no ball games’ signs to beat childhood smartphone addiction. Urgent action needed to allow children to play outdoors and away from devices, says a report ...

Play therapy is most appropriate for children between the ages of 3 and 12. Older children and adults with some cognitive impairments may also benefit from play therapy.

And particularly after the United States and Europe began to industrialize, streets were the primary location for the rising number of urban-dwelling children to play, according to Jon Winder, a ...

Kareena Kapoor would ask her to play hymns for Taimur Ali Khan and brother Jehangir Ali Khan aka Jeh to maintain ‘positivity’, their former nanny said.

Today is the International Day of Play. For millions of children, play isn’t a given. Play is often treated as an afterthought, something they are allowed to engage in after school work and chores.

A children's play area in Cardiff is to be moved elsewhere after a neighbour complained about noise. The MUGA site at Hailey Park in Llandaff North is a multi-use games area and has been at the ...