Risky play in children’s emotion regulation, social functioning, and physical health: an evolutionary approach
New article published with an evolutionary approach on risky play.
New article published with an evolutionary approach on risky play.
One thing that most families learn at some point, particularly during lockdown, is that balancing a child’s screen time with physical activity isn’t an easy task.
Gill Connell from Moving Smart NZ gives an interesting and illuminating interview, definitely worth listening to and more than once!
Daily movement, tailored to particular ages and groups of children, must be placed at the heart of the curriculum in order to support all aspects of learning, argues Sally Goddard Blythe.
A study examining the factors influencing childcare workers’ promotion of physical activity (PA) among children aged 0–4 years, a particularly interesting context because of the increasing number of children attending childcare....
Children with better-developed motor skills may find it easier to be active and engage in more physical activity (PA) than those with less-developed motor skills.
This case study argues for the consideration of an adult directed physical skills session as an approach to supporting boys learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage in England.
Acting Head of a Nursery School aimed to find out in a unique piece of research.
Madeleine Somerville makes the case for having less, and enjoying life more .
An outdoor nursery where kids are kept outside in all weathers and only allowed to play with toys they made themselves has been praised as Britain’s best.
Children become distracted when they are surrounded by toys.
Do toys stifle children’s creativity? One Munich; nursery decided to find out by packing all their playthings away and allowing their imaginations to run riot.
In times of super protective parents and mothers, research has shown that the development of children is much better when they are at risk.
This is a wonderful example of sensitive observations matched perfectly to provision and practice.
Publications of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland 2016-12-03 Recommendations for physical activity in early childhood The Joy in Motion programme, aimed at increasing the level of physical activity in...
APPG | Physical education | October 2016 Dr Lala Manners | ‘The role of PE in the curriculum for Primary and Secondary children had not been revised since 1944 – so there was a clear need for review and...
Nursery World | 05 September 2016 by Dr Lala Manners Abstract from original article by Dr Lala Manners | A Weighty Problem The age at which obesity affects overall health and wellbeing – and compromises life...
Commentary by Dr Lala Manners | 18 August 2016 In an overall weak strategy – what are the positives for EY/PD/PA? That EY is recognised as a critical period that informs and supports the future health and wellbeing of all...