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The need for better recognition of the child’s right to play brought the International Play Association (Scotland) and the Children’s Parliament together with children across Scotland to talk about what play means to them and how their experience of play could be better. Children across Scotland of different ages and in different settings were consulted in the summer of 2010- read about what they had to say about play in Scotland today.

International Play Association: Promoting the Child's Right to Play

'Children’s right to play: An examination of the importance of play in the lives of children worldwide' By Stuart Lester and Wendy Russell

In this working paper, commissioned by IPA and published by the Bernard van Leer Foundation, Wendy Russell and Stuart Lester from of the University of Gloucestershire discuss why play is fundamental to the health and well-being of children.

'Children's right to play' is available to download and to order free on the Bernard van Leer website.

The links are on http://www.ipascotland.org.uk/