Should we let our kids play outside? Reviews

My childhood evenings and holidays were always spent playing outside with my siblings and friends. We would be gone for the entire day, and as long as we were home by sunset (or 8pm if it was long summer days) there was no problem. I didnt live in a peaceful rural village, i lived on a main road in the centre of London, however i was ...

Letting our children play outside is the cure to obesity, I always ran about as a young thing and was in bed for 9 pm, knackered, but as fit as a fiddle, but unlike "the good old days", you never really see kids out playing now, instead they are sat in front of "Playstations, X-box's or TV", you have to take your hat off to ...

Weather permitting children should grow up outside - of course logistics need to be considered anywhere in the world, young or old the more vitamin D they can get the better. I am a mother of three and yes I live in sunny South Africa where the sun never sets in summer which is a bonus and we do have a lot of wide open spaces yet I have family ...

The idea of "playing outside" or better the concept of it, is a bit vague. If outside refers to the street, well, I would say that it could be dangerous, if outside is the park, yes, I am in favour, if outside refers to the court of estates, again, it depends on the estate. My rule of thumb is that I should always be reassured ...

Should we let our kids play outside? Where I live all my children play outside and I really think that location is what it boils down to and age of course. Having four children of varying age’s means that I have covered most aspects of the child spectrum up to the age of 15 year olds. We have only lived in two different houses over ...

The biggest dangers to children are in the home. It’s a simple as that. Unless they have a distinct need or fetish to play with traffic or stick their heads into electricity transformers they are pretty safe out there. But the fear of the perceived dangers out there, usually by worried middle class mums, means paranoia is rife these days. The ...

YES OR NO? Should we let our kids play outside? Well of course we should, but with supervision of course. Kids need to get out into the fresh air, they need exercise, they need a certain amount of freedom to run around and have fun. But of course as parents/carers this brings worries and concerns as to their safety. WHERE ...