Thank you to Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter and Ole Johan Sando (Queen Maud University College of Early Childhood Education, Trondheim, Norway) for providing this post. Physical activity in childhood is beneficial for children’s long-term health and development, and the early childhood education and care (ECEC) institution is considered an essential arena for promoting physical activity. Experiencing...
This blog provides a brief overview of an article published in Health Reports on July 15, 2020: “Exercise and screen time during the COVID-19 pandemic” by Rachel C Colley, Tracey Bushnik and Kellie Langlois. Thank you to Dr. Colley for providing this post. Background Life changed dramatically in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Seemingly overnight,...
Thank you to Louise Zimanyi and Olga Rossovska, Professors of Early Childhood Education at Humber College, for providing this post. "I Speak Frog: Storying Seasonal Narratives of Children’s Common Worlds" is part of a special peer-reviewed series published through the Association of Early Childhood Educators of Ontario's eceLink. The full article can be accessed here. The special...
OTTAWA, 29 July 2020—The Healthy Transportation Coalition is asking that any federal stimulus money be invested in healthy transportation projects and affordable housing, and not in road projects to increase car capacity. In a letter to Ottawa City Council, the Ottawa Board of Health, Medical Officer of Health Dr. Vera Etches, and Minister of Infrastructure and Communities of...
Thank you to Yingyi Lin, PhD student in the Population, Health and Place program at the University of Southern California, and Mariana Brussoni, Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, for providing this post. Walking to school and playing in the streets without adult supervision were previously commonplace, but are no longer the norm in...
Included in this slide deck is a series of statistics related to children's outdoor play. Use these slides as a knowledge sharing, advocacy tool to support outdoor play in your network. Check them out here: OPC Statistics Slide Deck....
Included in this slide deck is a series of resources and web links related to children's outdoor play. Use these slides as a knowledge sharing, advocacy tool to support outdoor play in your network. Check them out here: OPC Resources Slide Deck....
Included in this slide deck is a series of images related to children's outdoor play. Use these slides as a knowledge sharing, advocacy tool to support outdoor play in your network. Check them out here: Outdoor Play Stock Images Slide Deck....
Included in this slide deck is a series of infographics, cartoons, and quotes related to children's movement behaviours (sleep, sedentary time, and physical activity including active outdoor play) in Canada, how those movement behaviours have changed over time, and factors to consider when promoting active outdoor play. Use these slides as a knowledge sharing, advocacy tool...
The Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play was released in 2015. Use these slides summarizing the Statement as a knowledge sharing, advocacy tool to support outdoor play in your community: OPC Position Statement....
