Value of outdoor playground.

A recently available survey, that was authored by Ribena, polled 2,000 British parents, observed that fathers and mothers spend about L10,000 on toys for every child until the end of adolescence. It would appear that many parents are met with “pressure coming from all angles to get the most up-to-date toys and gadgets”, and lavish their children with devices including PCs, iPads, nintendo wii and cellular phones.

The truth is, one in six parents said they bought the most recent gadgets to “look good in front of other families” and some even admitted denying their children usage of “untrendy” toys.

Mrs Goddard Blythe, director in the Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology in Chester, said the consumer culture has “led to oldsters being seduced into believing that the more they offer with regard to their children in terms of material, electrical goods and, therefore, the harder money they spend, better parents they are”.

Losing playgrounds for kids
“Sadly right now we tend to see parents facing pressure from all of angles to obtain the most up-to-date toys and gadgets and various styles of free, exploratory play dwindle section of childhood compared with previous years,” Mrs Goddard Blythe added.

“Active play helps to develop balance, coordination, motor skills and spatial awareness and outdoor play helps you to maintain adequate numbers of vitamin D, might help to avoid the growth and development of eyesight problems helping to children sustain a healthy weight.”

“When fiddling with others they discover ways to mingle, collaborate and cooperate whilst developing language skills.

"Through firsthand experience, experimentation, risky and discovery they discover how things work, and they've efforts and space to take part in imaginative play, creative and innovative thinking.”