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Urban95 in Tel Aviv: a desire for continual improvement
On a recent study tour to Tel Aviv, we struck up a conversation with a father who was with his three-year-old daughter.…
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A call for new thinking on play safety around the world
Playgrounds have for decades been shaped by a zero risk mindset, with, any injury seen as a sign of failure. But things…
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Our campaign to make Turin a healthy and playable city
On 23 May, the cheARIArespiro project – a winner of the Bernard van Leer Foundation’s Urban95 Challenge – will present findings and…
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Latin American city leaders discuss Urban95 for Harvard course
The Executive Leadership Course in Early Childhood Development will run for its seventh edition at Harvard University this year. Ten representatives from…
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How can we take care of our children in a city?
Child rearing is one of the most difficult but loving and fulfilling tasks in the world: feeding, cleaning, playing, stimulating, educating, carrying,…
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Supporting parents to keep their children’s weight healthy: An interview with Linda Leijdekker
Late in 2017, we gathered experts from 17 countries in Amsterdam to explore best practices in coaching parents on child development, part…
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Oasis Game in Brazil sheds light on children’s vulnerable situation
“We want to take care of the toy library, we need adults to trust us, everywhere we go there is an adult…
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Growing up in the city: Putting children first creates cities for all
A child-friendly city is a city for everyone, young and old. This is because a place that works for children needs to…
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Nurturing care: the role of the education sector
A new year brings predictions. Here is mine: in 2018 the momentum around early childhood development will continue to build. No surprise,…
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Building Better Play: Five Ways London Playgrounds Are Getting It Right
A few years ago, my family was asked to relocate to London for six months for my husband’s job. It was a…
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CityLab Paris 2017 – Placing young children on the stage of global urban innovation
The mayors of Bogotá, Austin, Quito and Tulsa were among high-profile city leaders who participated in BvLF’s Urban95 breakfast at CityLab Paris…
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The risk of not supporting risks
‘Children learn to love where they are, by playing in it’, said Adrian Voce in his opening presentation at the Child in…