The Raising the Nation Play Commission, which has conducted a year-long inquiry, says closures of playgrounds, busier roads, shortened school break times and the dominance of screentime have restricted children’s opportunities to play.
“Too many of our children are spending their most precious years sedentary, doomscrolling on their phones and often alone, while their health and wellbeing deteriorates,” it said.
Baroness Longfield told the Times: “We want rid of ‘no ball game’ signs because they send out all the wrong messages and they have no legal basis. But they’re all over the place. It’s quite bleak, to be honest.”
A poll of 2,000 parents in England, commissioned by the inquiry, suggested that 55% of parents believe their youngest child plays outside less than they did when they were children.
A Leeds City Council sign which reads “no balls games by order”, a common sight around council estates in the country (Photo by Daniel Harvey Gonzalez/In Pictures via Getty Images)The Raising the Nation Play Commission brought together 19 expert commissioners to conduct a year-long inquiry into how play can be restored to every childhood in England.
“This report provides a blueprint for how we can get children playing again and also tackle the scourge of addictive doomscrolling, so we can prevent future generations from becoming glued to screens.”
“This will also encourage more parents to have confidence they can let their children play out more freely, in the knowledge that their children will be both having a great time and are also safe.
A Government spokesperson said: “Through our Plan for Change, we are setting young people up to achieve and thrive – both inside and outside the classroom.
“Schools already have the power to completely ban phones in the classroom and the overwhelming majority – 99.8% of primary schools and 90% of secondary schools – limit or restrict use.
“And from July, new rules under the Online Safety Act will require social media platforms to protect children in the UK from seeing harmful content online.”
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