A new report is urging the government to prioritize the creation of a child friendly, fickle neighborhood Smartphone dominance In the lives of children.
The interrogation of The Nation Play Commission highlighted Playgrounds closedBusy roads, small school brake time, and enlarged screen is enough in time Limited children’s sports opportunities,
The report asks for immediate action to encourage outdoor game and Reduce dependence on digital devices And social media.
The probe screen warns the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle, stating that: “Many of our children are spent on their most precious years, on their phones and often alone, their health and goodness to deteriorate.”
Commission was chairmanship Paul LindleOrganic baby food manufacturer Ella’s founder, in partnership Center for Young Lives The think tank, which was co-established by the former Children’s Commissioner for England Barrows Anne Longfield.
This has called upon the government to establish a national sports strategy for England, supported by an annual £ 125 million investment and led by the “Minister for Sports”.
The strategy should include a commitment to “step-changes” in the amount and quality of children’s use of digital devices through strong regulation, public engagement and information, and addictive “push” factors that have inspired children online, stated in the report.
The investigation has called upon the government to increase the digital age of consent to 16 more. Introduce the ban on smartphones in schools During school day.
It states that it should be easy for parents to organize “safe sports” in their streets, and there should be a national ban on “no ball games” signals.
In a survey of 2,000 parents in England, the commission was commissioned by investigation, suggesting that 55% of the parents believe that their youngest children play less than playing outside their youngest child when they were children.
According to the pole, three out of four (76%) parents agree that people generally accept the children playing on the road less than playing outside.
The Nation Play Commission brought 19 expert commissioners together and how to investigate a year -long The game can be restored in every childhood In England.
Lady Longfield, Executive Chairman of the Center for Young Lives, said: “Many of our children are doing their most valuable years of dominal, domineering and often alone, while alone, while their health and goodness deteriorates.
“It is no coincidence that the least happy generation, obesity and the highest rate of sick health, are generations that play less and less.
“As we have heard from a body of experts and professionals working with children of the previous year, the game is being excluded from childhood, with a huge implication for children, our economy and public services.
“Stek has everything to actually play with a lot: their health, good, happiness, learning and development plays on our ability to rule the role.
“This report provides a blueprint for how we can play children again and also deal with the drug addiction domination crisis, so we can prevent future generations from sticking to the screen.”
Technology Secretary Pete Kyle has indicated that he is considering the “app cap” for children.
On Sunday, the minister indicated that he was looking at measures to restrict the amount of time spending children on his phone, including a potential 10PM curfew.
The Chairman of The Nation Play Commission, Mr. Lindley said: “In fact, the creation of fickle communities is not only about better road design, traffic management and low crime, but also about the inverted culture of intolerance to children’s sports.
“This will encourage more parents to believe that they can allow their children to play more independently, in the knowledge that their children will have a great time and they are also safe.
“We need to give our children back to play time, location, opportunity, freedom – and rights -“
A government spokesperson said: “We recognize the significant importance of playing and access to nature as part of the development and good of children because we try to create the most healthy and happiest generation of children.
“Through our plan for change, we are set to get young people and flourish – both inside and outside the classroom.
“We have given equipment to thousands of green green children to our gray school locations as part of our National Education Nature Park, we are opening ground level games with £ 100 million investment in all facilities and we are working with experts to develop a outline to improve activities outside the school.
“Schools already have the power to ban the phone and an overwhelming majority in the classroom already – 99.8% primary schools and 90% secondary schools – border or restricted use.
“And from July, new rules under Online security act Social media platforms will be required to protect children from seeing harmful materials online in the UK. ,
