This builds confidence and prepares them for solo adventures. Parents’ fears can get in the way of giving their children freedom. Worries about kidnapping and injury, and the fear of people ...

Did you know that as well as learning about nature, children who play outside develop better language skills, are fitter, and have fewer behavioural problems? Research shows that children use five ...

Welcome to our live BBC Teach discussion program ... I remember being in school in a bubble, and we tried to get the children outside as much as possible, cos we thought that that was the best ...

It's a question that divides opinion, with parents having differing views on the age at which their children should be allowed to play outside alone. So what do the experts say? With Easter ...