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Why raising resilient kids could be as simple as doing nothing

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-07/raising-resilient-kids-to-take-o…

Source: ABC News website

Worlds of Influence: Understanding What Shapes Child Well-being in Rich Countries

Source:

Unicef

WorldsOfInfluence_EN.pdf2.34 MB

Press Play - Activating young people's health and wellbeing through play Aug 2020

Source:

SA Commissioner for Children and Young People

Press-Play-Report.pdf576.69 KB

IPA Covid19 Report

Source:

IPA

IPA-Covid-report.pdf440.16 KB

How Play Streets supports the development of physical literacy in children: A research review

https://www.playaustralia.org.au/sites/default/files/How-Play-Streets-s…

Source: Latrobe Centre for Sport and Social Impact

Tackling Loneliness with Resident Led Street Play

https://playingout.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Tackling-Loneliness-w…

Source:

Playing Out UK

Tackling-Loneliness-with-Resident-Led-Play-Streets-Final-Report.pdf3.38 MB

Play Things: Loose Parts Play in Good Times and Bad

http://ipaworld.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/PlayThings-IPA-2020-Apri…

Source:

IPA

Improving safe access to street space for children's play and activity

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Professor Alison Stenning and Dr Wendy Russell

Improving safe access to street space for childrens play and physical activity231.92 KB

Public Health Open Letter to the Government

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Public health calls on Government to enable safer streets205.83 KB

Convention on the Rights of the Child

https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/crc.aspx

Source:

United Nations

CRC-C-GC-17_en.doc165.5 KB

Article 31 of The Convention on the Rights of the Child

http://ipaworld.org/childs-right-to-play/article-31/

Source:

IPA

Cooped-Up Children Need Car-Free Play Streets, Say Experts

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2020/04/19/cooped-up-children-…

Source: Forbes Magazine

Project Wild Thing - Watch for Free!

https://vimeo.com/67763495

Source: Vimeo

playing when you cannot go outside

Source:

IPA

APC10-Playing-when-you-cannot-go-outside.pdf712 KB

Internet and screen based play - finding a balance

Source:

IPA

APC9-Internet-and-screenbased-play-finding-a-balance.pdf656.23 KB