Playing it safe
- 1Department of Exercise and Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- 2Outdoor Play Development Coordinator, Faculty of Sport, Health and Social Care, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK
- Jo C Coulson, University of Bristol, Department of Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TP, UK; jo.coulson{at}bristol.ac.uk
Play has physical, social, emotional and cognitive benefits for children.1 It has been suggested that opportunity for spontaneous play may be all that is needed to increase young children’s levels of physical activity,2 an appealing concept in view of our …







