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FPfC News — Children’s Play and Youth Work

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Children who play adventurously have better mental health, research finds

Children who spend more time playing adventurously have lower symptoms of anxiety and depression, and were happier over…

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Elders defeat council to win the right to play dominoes

A GROUP of elderly Caribbean men beat a London council that banned them from playing dominoes in a square. Westminster…

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Adventurous play boosts children's mental health, study finds

Children who spend more time engaged in adventurous play involving an element of risk have fewer symptoms of anxiety…

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Primary school children get little academic benefit from homework

Homework: a word that can cause despair not just in children, but also in parents and even teachers. And for primary…

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Giving special-needs children 'the beat of music'

PETALING JAYA Music has always been a huge part of Edwin Nathaniel's ( pix) life. Having toured around Asia and Europe…

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Young children do better at school if their dads play with them regularly, study finds

Young children perform better at school if their fathers feel they spend enough time playing with them, research…

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Children's activity levels have not recovered after end of Covid restrictions - study

Children have become more sedentary and their physical activity levels have deteriorated in the wake of the pandemic…

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Find your village: growing play and community on a tower block estate - Playing Out

Samira is a parent and community activist who lives on the 14th floor in a tower block and mainly Somali community in…

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Hundreds of youth groups across the country to benefit from £380 million Youth Investment Fund

Hundreds of youth services, facilities and organisations for young people in areas with poor provision will benefit…

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'The world's richest countries are destroying children's environments globally' - UNICEF

They might be providing healthier environments for children within their own borders, but some of the world's richest…

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'Kidical Mass' sees child cyclists take to the streets across Europe

From Cologne in Germany, to Bath in England and Graz in Austria, cities across Europe opened up their streets to the…

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Are children's play opportunities across UK nations a 'postcode lottery'?

Is something simple as their address the reason why children in Northern Ireland are not getting the same opportunities…

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5-year-old Italian piano prodigy plays astonishing Mozart for competition audience

Alberto Cartuccia Cingolani, a five-year-old Italian pianist, has gone viral for his prodigious performance of Mozart…

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Play Wales | The Play Satisfaction Survey: A guide to using it locally

Back to News The Play Satisfaction Survey: A guide to using it locally is designed to support local authorities to…

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What parents should know about playground safety after 5-year-old accidentally hung himself | The…

A five-year-old boy from Dersley Park on the East Rand of Johannesburg is still fighting for his life in the Garden…

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Special playground to honor young cancer victim in South Colonie

In seven short years, Charlie Fernandez, an elementary student in Colonie, built quite a legacy. "She taught me more…

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Creative Child June 2022

In the June 2022 issue...Fiesta Toy, Dinosonly.com, Crafts, Recipes and more!

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Five Things: The benefits of adventurous play outdoors, eco-printing, and Paati's rasam

A recent research conducted in Northern Ireland and England said that children who spend more time "playing…

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Why It's So Important Not To Interrupt Your Kid's Play

Have you ever been cranking on something for work, totally in the groove and feeling good about your progress, and then…

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Study finds better mental health among children who play adventurously

According to new research, children who spend more time playing adventurously have lower symptoms of anxiety and…

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Safety Precautions To Take At The Playground With Toddlers

The playground may seem like one of the safest spaces for children. After all, it was designed with kids in mind…

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Beamish Museum opens 1950s park ahead of jubilee

Rhiannon Hiles, Beamish's chief executive, said: "We are thrilled to be opening this new area, with guests from our…

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GHMC ignores kids' play area in parks

HYDERABAD: Despite spending hundreds of crores of rupees on developing lung spaces in the teeming megalopolis, the…

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Hopes still alive for Bristol creative youth hub

If it goes ahead, the project would provide training for 500 young creatives aged 16-25 from disadvantaged backgrounds…

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Leuven's 'smoke-free' charter extended to 100 playgrounds

The Belgian city of Leuven has accelerated its 'smoke-free generation' strategy by announcing total ban on smoking …

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The importance of play for enhancing the creativity

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Kids channel innate sense of fun in 'most boring room ever' for Lego Foundation

The Lego Foundation, the Danish toymaker's learning-through-play initiative, has let loose six children in a bare room…

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How America Sold Out Little League Baseball

"I need you to take him." The father on the phone was upset. If his 10-year-old son did not make the team at the…

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23 Simple Story Stone Ideas for Kids to Spark Creativity

Are you looking for fun, imaginative play ideas for your kids? We've got you! Story stones are the perfect way to…

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The Remix with Karen Pittman: Re-centering youth work across systems - Youth Today

The Remix with Karen Pittman: Re-centering youth work across systems - 口 ALL THE LATEST - I've been struck once again…

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Chinese virtuoso Lang Lang to set up 'piano labs' in UK schools

He is a Chinese superstar, a piano virtuoso who has sold millions of albums worldwide and regularly topped the…

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How To Treat Serious Playground Injuries

As a parent, your top priority is to keep your child from any harm. However, accidents can happen at any time…

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Playtime at school: 'Don't neglect recess', says Michigan coalition

Reading, writing, and 'rithmetic are important, but one group of educators and business leaders in Michigan, USA, wants…

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Hong Kong watchdog calls for curbs on formamide levels in children's play mats

Consumer Council finds a third of 20 foam play mats contain excessive amounts of formamide, over the 200mg/kg safe…

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Children's physical activity dropped during Covid-19 lockdowns but didn't bounce back: UK research

During the Covid pandemic, lockdowns and school closures brought about significant changes to children's opportunities…

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Opinion: The silver lining of a playground in ashes

Credit: contributed Credit: contributed I'm not sure if it was official or not, but the treehouse was called "Summer's…

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Private equity and children's care homes: a socially responsible investment?

Worldwide, private companies and investors are increasingly involved in the delivery of essential public services…

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What Is Play? How Children Define It

One of my earliest posts here concerned the definition of play, which I developed further in an article on "Definitions…

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ISU String Project celebrates 20 years of music opportunities for children

String Project, one of Illinois State University's longest running community programs, is celebrating 20 years of…

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How children use play to make sense of terrorism

hat's nice. Was it a Christmas present?" I asked my friend's five-year-old son. He was sitting on the floor of her…

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Angry locals slam city's 'noisiest school' offering students unlimited playtimes

Neighbours have called for the school to reduce its number of breaks and even considered legal action, saying the…

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