Ban on 'no ball games' signs suggested to get kids off screens

Teaching Ourselves (and Our Children) to Put the Phone Down

As concerns grow about the amount of time children and teens spend on screens, how often do we pause to think about what we are modeling with our own devices?

Parents, teachers and carers unite in Romsey to fight phone addiction

Parents and carers from across Romsey joined a packed meeting this week to hear about the impact of smartphones and screens on children – and what…

NYC school playgrounds would stay open longer under bill expected to pass City Council

The measure aims to unlock school playgrounds after school and on weekends, offering residents more outdoor space.

Call to ban 'no ball games' signs so children play again - have your say

The Raising the Nation Play Commission says that smartphones have replaced outdoor play as the main way for kids to have fun

Call to ban 'no ball games' signs and get children playing again

Campaigners say children have been forced inside, and onto their phones

Government told to ditch 'NO BALL GAMES' signs and ban phones in schools after screens ...

‘No Ball Games’ signs should be banned to encourage children to stop ‘doomscrolling’ on mobile phones as outdoor play has halved in a generation, the Government has been urged. A new inquiry calls for smartphones to be banned in schools as part of a national strategy to get young people outdoors and ‘disrupt the addictive grip of digital devices on children’s lives’. Time spent playing outside has declined by 50 per cent in a generation and chil…