Questions about how children grow up in their social worlds are of enormous significance for
parents, teachers, and society at large, as well as for children themselves. Clearly children …

In our fast-changing urban world, the impacts of social and environmental change on
children are often overlooked. Children and their Urban Environment examines these …

ABSTRACT Child-Friendly Cities were conceived as a means to integrate children's rights
into city decision-making and governance. Participatory research about child-friendly cities …

Risk aversive perceptions and practices among ECEC practitioners and parents have
proven to be an important reason for the decline of young children's opportunities for free …

Based on a nationwide Norwegian survey among 3160 parents of children aged 6–12
years, this article identifies and discusses barriers for children's engagement with nearby …

Urban planning and design play a central role in determining the quality of the built
environment and the ways families with children can access and use public space …

The urban environment is a product of many tangible and intangible factors for communities,
involving activities, spaces, and users of different age groups. Stakeholder consultation has …

The aim of this paper is to describe the availability of and use of nearby outdoor spaces
along a nature continuum by Norwegian children. We carried out a nationwide survey of 3 …

This special edition of the European Early Childhood Education Research Association
(EECERA) Journal has been a collaborative effort by the members of the EECERA Special …

Informal play in nature is fundamental to children's health and well-being, providing
physical, social, and psychological benefits. Yet children in urban environments frequently …