play

Mary Cooney | 24 March 2020 | FAMILY EDGE |  

tags: children, education, play

Should we let our kids be bored?

Justin Coulson | 20 February 2019 | FAMILY EDGE |  

tags: boredom, child development, play, screens

How Winnie the Pooh teaches us the importance of play

Eleanor Byrne | 22 September 2017 | FEATURES |  

tags: children's literature, play

Free your children from the pointless drudgery of summer camps

Brigitte Pellerin | 09 August 2017 | FAMILY EDGE |  

tags: freedom, play, summer camp

Why we should play with our kids

Tamara El-Rahi | 12 April 2017 | FAMILY EDGE |  

tags: children's health, Parenting, parenting, play

How kids can benefit from boredom

Teresa Belton | 26 September 2016 | FAMILY EDGE |  

tags: boredom, children, education, play

Summer without an e-sitter - Can it be done?

Mary Cooney | 24 June 2016 | FAMILY EDGE |  

tags: media, parenting, play

The lost world of Ramona Quimby

Naomi Schaefer Riley | 07 April 2016 | FAMILY EDGE |  

tags: child development, children's literature, play

The benefits of risky play for kids

Ada Slivinski | 03 September 2015 | FAMILY EDGE |  

tags: child safety, play, risk

Children who use the B word

Mariette Ulrich | 11 July 2012 | FAMILY EDGE |  

tags: holidays, play

As a child growing up on the farm, my siblings (twelve of them) and I absolutely lived for summer holidays; we played hard and squeezed every bit of life and joy out of those two months away from school.

Pink Lego

Rebekah Hebbert | 08 February 2012 | FEATURES |  

tags: childhood, feminism, play

Why are feminists throwing their toys out of the cot over a victory for girl power?

Boredom busters and brain boosters

Mary Cooney | 28 June 2011 | FEATURES |  

tags: holiday, media, parenting, play

Ten tips on how to keep your kids happily busy during the summer holiday.