Tag Archives: outdoor play

A child dies on a playground – is the next day too soon for me to comment?

Posted on October 17, 2011 | 12 comments

A few weeks ago, I got a call. Channel 4 News was planning to run a story on the death of a child in a school playground accident, and did I want to comment?

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Posted in Education, Outdoor play, playground, Risk

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Can you help with my Oz trip?

Posted on October 9, 2011 | 39 comments

kangarooI’m en route to Australia, where I’ll be giving talks to childcare agencies and children’s rights bodies, working with public health officials, and networking with child-friendly city projects. And I’m looking to you, my readers, for  your ideas about how to make the trip more worthwhile. Continue reading →

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Posted in Mobility, Outdoor play, Public policy, Risk, Urbanism

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If a play area is the answer, what is the question?

Posted on October 6, 2011 | 7 comments

Amager ark play space outside CopenhagenI have been working with the National Trust since 2009 to engage more children and families in their unique properties, coast and countryside, through playful offers and activities. I am now pleased to be able to share one product of this work, a ‘think piece’ on play spaces written in 2010. Continue reading →

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Exploring some of London’s most playful spaces and places

Posted on September 22, 2011 | 3 comments

Four girls in Spa FieldsWe only had ten or twelve people take part over the two days, but I’m still buzzing after last weekend’s Open House play space tours. Why?

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Taking a balanced approach to risk in childhood: Why and how

Posted on September 14, 2011 | 15 comments

Rosa on a tree swingWhere was your favourite place to play as a child? The chances are, it was out of doors, and out of sight of adults. A place where you felt a sense of freedom and possibility. Where you could follow your impulses and your imagination, even if that led you into situations that were scary, challenging, perhaps even downright dangerous.

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Want to hear about road closures for play?

Posted on August 5, 2011 | 7 comments

A nice audio news piece on road closures for play, as broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 programme PM on Weds 3 August 2011. Featuring the wonderful people at Bristol’s Playing Out campaign, some local Bristolians, and yours truly.

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