 Children will be encouraged to learn traditional games like hopscotch |
Young children in Glasgow are to be taught post-war street games to try to encourage them to play outside. A recent survey by the Children's Society raised concerns over development due to being kept indoors.
It found parents had become more anxious about letting their children play in the street.
Culture and Sport Glasgow is staging play events in parks across the city to introduce young people to bogie racing, hopscotch and marbles.
The average age when children are let out unaccompanied now is 14. Their parents were allowed out at the age of 10.
Bailie Liz Cameron, the chair of Culture and Sport Glasgow, said that parents must strike a balance which ensures safety, but allows some freedoms.
"We all remember the days when we would go out and play traditional street games with great affection - but there is a danger that those traditions are being lost," she said.
The events will be held on Wednesday at Cranhill Beacon, Jeely Playzone in Castlemilk and Linn Park Adventure Playground.
The play centres have appealed for people who have old prams to donate them so the children can turn them into makeshift carts.
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