play – Openforum https://www.openforum.com.au Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:27:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 Rough and tumble https://www.openforum.com.au/rough-and-tumble/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 21:48:04 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=44528 Children - like the young of most mammals - like to play fight sometimes and rather than worrying, parents should let them enjoy it.

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Play with your kids https://www.openforum.com.au/play-with-your-kids/ Tue, 03 Oct 2023 20:46:40 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=44782 Running a home and family, doing job and trying to squeeze in some personal time mean some parents don’t have a lot of time or energy to play magical princess dragons but playing with your kids is important for the whole family.

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Let the children play https://www.openforum.com.au/let-the-children-play-2/ Sat, 29 Jul 2023 21:48:20 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=43578 Climbing trees, making mud pies, or simply playing outside, parents and educators know that being in nature is an important part of every childhood. But when it comes to messy or risky play, it’s a whole different story according to new research from the University of South Australia.

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Let the children play https://www.openforum.com.au/let-the-children-play/ Wed, 10 Mar 2021 23:40:10 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=32086 Children today spend much less time playing than their parents did, a decline exacerbated by the COVID pandemic. It's time to recognise the individual and social benefits of play to our children's development and happiness.

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Mud, glorious mud https://www.openforum.com.au/mud-glorious-mud/ Sun, 16 Feb 2020 19:13:31 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=26241 A new review of the importance of nature play could transform children’s play spaces, supporting investment in city and urban parks, while also delivering important opportunities for children’s physical, social and emotional development.

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Let them play! https://www.openforum.com.au/let-them-play/ Tue, 28 May 2019 22:05:42 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=21314 Children need to play and discover the world for themselves without too much restriction. Here are some ways we can enhance children's opportunities to do this.

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