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UK children begin unsupervised outdoor play nearly a year later than their parents did, survey shows

Researchers have found that children are now nearly 11 when they first start playing outdoors without supervision. That's more than a year older than their parents' generation, with parents reporting they played outdoors at age 9.

UK children begin unsupervised outdoor play nearly a year later than their parents did, survey shows
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Researchers have found that children are now nearly 11 when they first start playing outdoors without supervision. That's more than a year older than their parents' generation, with parents reporting they played outdoors at age 9.

Originally published at Phys.org

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