The stress and isolation of the pandemic has left social and emotional scars that are already being seen in children, but ...

School playgrounds are considered institutions in many primary schools across the country. A recess break is a commonality in ...

Children no longer play freely in driveways, on their streets or in urban parks and courtyards. In many places, children's ...

As the summer holidays approach, many parents will be wondering if their child is old enough to be left home alone. The NSPCC ...

With the school holidays fast approaching, parents may be considering whether their children are old enough to be left at ...

Pupils at Dame Tipping Primary School have been confined indoors during breaks after a buzzard attacked them in a series of swooping attacks. The children have had to forgo outdoor playtime ...

While there's no legal age specified for when children can be left at home unsupervised, it's illegal to leave a child alone ...

Parents have voiced concern over the proposed closure of a Nottingham primary school. The city council has started a ...

Pakistan's children are losing weeks of education each year to school closures caused by climate change-linked extreme ...

Parenting is full of difficult decisions, not least the right time their children can stay at home without adult supervision ...

Helen Westerman, the NSPCC's head of local campaigns, said: "A child who doesn't feel comfortable shouldn't be left alone." ...

The route, in a traffic-heavy Birmingham neighbourhood, was closed down to all cars so children could safely play outside ...