ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2015
Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play.
Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 146 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Go Play Outside! Effects of a Risk Reframing Tool on Mothers' Tolerance for and Parenting Practices Associated With Children's Risky Play - a Randomized Controlled Trial
Early Childhood Outside (ECO) Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Tool - Randomized Controlled Trial Study
Who cites it
146 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Can active play replace skill-oriented physical education in enhancing fundamental movement skills among preschool children? A systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Determinants of Outdoor Time in Children and Youth: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal and Intervention Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Educational outcomes of recess in elementary school children: A mixed-methods systematic review.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- "Children are precious cargo; we don't let them take any risks!": Hearing from adults on safety and risk in children's active play in schools: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Pooled it
- "All the fun stuff, the teachers say, 'that's dangerous!'" Hearing from children on safety and risk in active play in schools: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Pooled it
- Play, Learn, and Teach Outdoors-Network (PLaTO-Net): terminology, taxonomy, and ontology.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Pooled it
- Measuring Early Childhood Educators' Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior-Related Self-Efficacy: A Systematic Review of Tools.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2021Pooled it
- Systematic review of the correlates of outdoor play and time among children aged 3-12 years.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Pooled it
- What Is the Relationship between the Neighbourhood Built Environment and Time Spent in Outdoor Play? A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Utilising active play interventions to promote physical activity and improve fundamental movement skills in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2018Pooled it
- A systematic review of the risk factors and interventions for the prevention of playground injuries.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2018Pooled it
- Impact of a multi-component implementation strategy to increase outdoor free play opportunities in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services: the get outside get active (GOGA) randomised controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Trial
- A cross-sectional study assessing modifications to the delivery of a multi-component implementation strategy (the Get Outside, Get Active program) to improve child physical activity in early childhood education and care services.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Trial
- Results from the PROmoting Early Childhood Outside cluster randomized trial evaluating an outdoor play intervention in early childhood education centres.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Evaluation of the Web-Based OutsidePlay-ECE Intervention to Influence Early Childhood Educators' Attitudes and Supportive Behaviors Toward Outdoor Play: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Trial
- A Web-Based and In-Person Risk Reframing Intervention to Influence Mothers' Tolerance for, and Parenting Practices Associated With, Children's Outdoor Risky Play: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Trial
- Impact of the Supporting Physical Activity in the Childcare Environment (SPACE) intervention on preschoolers' physical activity levels and sedentary time: a single-blind cluster randomized controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Trial
- The state of play among youth in South Korea.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2026Article
- Effect of an Outdoor-Focused Licensed Child Care Program on Child, Caregiver, and Educator Outcomes, Inclusion, and Accessibility: Protocol for the Sending Preschoolers Outside (SPROUT) Prospective Cohort Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- How does disability impact children's experiences in outdoor and risky play? A scoping review and narrative synthesis.BMC public health · 2026Article
86 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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19 authors.
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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.
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