According to statistics from Play England, while 71 per
cent of parents played outside their homes when they were children, only 21 per cent of their children are allowed that independence.
Not exact matches
The company found that 21 per
cent of children
play outdoors compared with 71 per
cent of their
parents when they were children, and that in the UK, we are 20 per
cent less active than we were in 1961.
A new report from Public Health Wales has revealed that 29 per
cent of children under five in Wales are not getting enough time outdoors despite 97 per
cent of parents thinking it is important for children to
play outside.