The economic burden of inactivity is substantial, with conservative estimates suggesting the
global cost to health care systems is more than US $50 billion. School-based programs …

The new edition of this established core textbook continues to give an insightful,
authoritative and accessible overview of competing theoretical positions on the sociological …

The Now We Are Eight Report continues the series of “Now We Are” reports, adding child-
centred descriptive information about the cohort children's wellbeing and development in …

Objectives Declines in children's outdoor play have been documented globally, which are
partly due to heightened restrictions around children's independent mobility. Literature on …

Physical activity is essential for children's healthy development, yet COVID-19 physical
distancing restrictions such as school closures and staying at home, playground closures …

Self-regulation skills are foundational to successful participation in society, and predict a
suite of positive outcomes throughout life. It has long been asserted that free (ie …

The study reports the degree of children's independent mobility (CIM) in Finland for over two
decades, from the beginning of the 1990s up to 2011. The first part of the research examined …

Cities are largely designed for adults and cars, not children. Auckland City's new 'children
first'approach signals a shift in policy focus to consider the needs of children. The …

This study examines the neighborhood activity spaces (NAS) of 9-to 13-year-old children (n=
143) from seven schools in London, Canada. Data from Global Positioning System (GPS) …

Purpose To produce a meta-study by completing a systematic review of qualitative research
examining determinants of independent active free play in children. Method Following …