The Local Government Association (LGA) is advising parents and teachers to defy the compensation culture by encouraging children to play traditional playground games.
Councils are being issued with a list of 10 traditional outdoor games, such as British bulldog and tag, to combat child obesity, following predictions that 60 per cent of UK children will be obese by 2050.
While this is to be welcomed, it will take more than a list to inspire children to play. Many school playgrounds are uninspiring spaces. Funding is now becoming available for schools to improve their grounds and it is vital some of this is used to create more exciting play spaces.
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