A group of child development specialists have confirmed what many already knew: Children do not try new activities outside enough.
The team of over 200 people, who will meet at Clemson University's Madren Conference Center in the US, have already emphasised the benefits that children can get from playing.
"We believe play is a basic human need and the foundation of strong intellectual, physical and emotional development. Play is essential to a person reaching his or her full potential," Fran Mainella, a visiting scholar at Clemson University who co-chairs the US Play Coalition, said.
The conference – which runs from February 6th to 9th – will discuss inspiring play spaces that are available to all, to how medical professionals look at play and how to recapture school break times.
In addition, kids looking to try new activities outdoors may enjoy cycling. A recent Ipsos Mori poll, which was carried out for the Department of Transport, discovered 44 per cent of youngsters thought that this was an exciting activity.
Posted by Anna Simmons
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