Position statement on active outdoor play

Mark S. Tremblay; Casey Gray; Shawna Babcock; Joel Barnes; Christa Costas Bradstreet; Dawn Carr; Guylaine Chabot; Louise Choquette; David Chorney; Cam Collyer; Susan Herrington; Katherine Janson; Ian Janssen; Richard Larouche; William Pickett; Marlene Power; Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter; Brenda Simon; Mariana Brussoni

doi:10.3390/ijerph120606475

Position statement on active outdoor play

Mark S. Tremblay^*, Casey Gray, Shawna Babcock, Joel Barnes, Christa Costas Bradstreet, Dawn Carr, Guylaine Chabot, Louise Choquette, David Chorney, Cam Collyer, Susan Herrington, Katherine Janson, Ian Janssen, Richard Larouche, William Pickett, Marlene Power, Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter, Brenda Simon, Mariana Brussoni

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Abstract

A diverse, cross-sectorial group of partners, stakeholders and researchers, collaborated to develop an evidence-informed Position Statement on active outdoor play for children aged 3–12 years. The Position Statement was created in response to practitioner, academic, legal, insurance and public debate, dialogue and disagreement on the relative benefits and harms of active (including risky) outdoor play. The Position Statement development process was informed by two systematic reviews, a critical appraisal of the current literature and existing position statements, engagement of research experts (N = 9) and cross-sectorial individuals/organizations (N = 17), and an extensive stakeholder consultation process (N = 1908). More than 95% of the stakeholders consulted strongly agreed or somewhat agreed with the Position Statement; 14/17 participating individuals/organizations endorsed it; and over 1000 additional individuals and organizations requested their name be listed as a supporter. The final Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play states: “Access to active play in nature and outdoors—with its risks— is essential for healthy child development. We recommend increasing children’s opportunities for self-directed play outdoors in all settings—at home, at school, in child care, the community and nature.” The full Position Statement provides context for the statement, evidence supporting it, and a series of recommendations to increase active outdoor play opportunities to promote healthy child development.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6475-6505
Number of pages	31
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	12
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120606475
Publication status	Published - 8 Jun 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

health promotion
injury
physical activity
playground
risk taking
safety

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Tremblay, M. S., Gray, C., Babcock, S., Barnes, J., Bradstreet, C. C., Carr, D., Chabot, G., Choquette, L., Chorney, D., Collyer, C., Herrington, S., Janson, K., Janssen, I., Larouche, R., Pickett, W., Power, M., Sandseter, E. B. H., Simon, B., & Brussoni, M. (2015). Position statement on active outdoor play. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(6), 6475-6505. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120606475

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