They develop their social skills and find a place to belong in the world. The context of sport can offer both freedom and responsibility through a less structured, safer and informal space where they can learn life lessons. Being physically active directly impacts on mood, concentration and helps with learning. All this transfers into the classroom and beyond, into adulthood. Our charity knows the power of play and sport to change lives, but still many people aren’t aware of these positive benefits.
Here we provide a roundup on the latest research. We cannot create change alone; we need as many people as possible to become changemakers to help us reclaim play and sport in children’s lives.
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