England risks raising a generation of "battery farmed" children, kept indoors because their parents fear for their safety, schools minister, Kevin Brennan, has warned.
Children are segregated out of our public spaces and excluded from the community, warns a report by Demos. The report commissioned by Play England, underlines the importance of unstructured play and socialisation in growing up.
RoSPA warns health and safety "extremists" are hindering the development of children by wrapping them in cotton wool, claiming it’s 'positively necessary' for youngsters to take part in activities which could lead to a twisted ankle or cut knee.
Youngsters are missing out on their childhood because we over-protect them, a child play expert claims.
Parents are so afraid of letting their children play outside that they are leaving them open to the dangers of internet predators, according to a Government adviser.
Speed limits in many towns and cities should be reduced to 20mph, say the government's road safety advisers.
Children with disabilities want more places to hang out according to a report by Every Disabled Child Matters. Hundreds of children were asked, "If you could change one thing for disabled children, young people, and their families, what would it be?"
Play is a serious business - and a lack of play opportunities for children is becoming a form of deprivation, says Penny Wilson of Play Association Tower Hamlets.
Cumbria Police have given away 150 new hi-tech "quiet" footballs to children in Barrow so they can play without bothering residents.
The Association of Town Centre Management (ATCM) is seeking strategic and operational views about Britain's streetscape.
270 signatories have sent a letter to the Daily Telegraph, concerning the marked decline in children’s play.
Leeds band Kaiser Chiefs have voiced their support for Playday and highlighted concerns over the lack of opportunities for children to play out.
Play England director Adrian Voce was invited to discuss the Playday campaign on Radio 4's Today programme this morning.
Britain has lost the art of socialising the young. The decline of the street as a place where children play goes hand in hand with the atomisation of our neigbourhoods.
Jane Little talks to Adrian Voce, asking, 'Is it unsafe and anti-social to play in the street?'.
On the eve of Playday, Adrian Voce is almost jumping for joy about the government's new bonkers-for-conkers approach
Headliners attended East London Playday in Victoria Park. They filmed a report on this year's Playday theme 'Our streets too!' - asking children and young people at the event about play in their local neighbourhood.
Action for Prisoners’ Families is coordinating Playday in Prison, an innovative scheme designed to help strengthen family ties and to help prisoners’ children play and bond with their parents.
Colin Murray dedicates an hour of Monday's show to the Our streets too! debate. Adrian Voce, director of Play England joins the discussion.
A shocked mum has been threatened with eviction - for putting a trampoline in her back garden. Council bosses have now ordered Sarah to dismantle the toy, or be in breach of her tenancy.