Barriers Affecting Play

In a world with an increasing use of technology and less and less people being active outdoors. We at OpOut have created this board to address some of the many barriers affecting play and as an organisation we look to challenge these barriers and get more people outdoors playing.

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Operation Play Outdoors

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Hazel Tree

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Let Kids Be Kids: Using Adventure and Nature to Bring Back Children’s Play

Why The Decrease in Free Play - Bring Back Children’s Play

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Family

Infographic reveals the damaging effects of helicopter parenting

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Why adults have to stop trying so darn hard to control how children play

Why adults have to stop trying so darn hard to control how children play - The Washington Post

the different types of boats are shown in this diagram

a poster with the words in this house and technology is a privacy not a right

Tech rules

a young boy sitting on the floor with a soccer ball in front of him and a man standing behind him

The Signs of Toxic Parenting Aren't Always Obvious — Could You Be Missing Them?

Yikes! If you're doing anything on the list, you could be a toxic parent and not even know! Really great warning signs to be aware of.

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Photographer Removes Phones From His Photos To Show How Terribly Addicted We’ve Become

Photographer Removes Phones From His Photos To Show How Terribly Addicted We’ve Become SO POWERFUL!! Love it!!

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Barriers Affecting Play

a man standing in front of a projection screen giving a speech with his hands up

Sugata Mitra: Build a School in the Cloud

TED talk: The Future of Learning - “Encouragement is the key. Examinations are seen as threats by our brains. Threats shut down the parts of our brain which learn. We need to shift the balance back from threat to pleasure. It’s not about making learning happen; it’s about letting it happen.”