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Helping parents to support children to safely travel and play outside independently as they grow.
New research from health promotion foundation VicHealth has found parents are worried other parents would judge them harshly for allowing their kids to walk independently to school.
Most children experience their neighbourhoods from the back seat of the car: Deakin University
By Jerril Rechter, VicHealth CEO
The results of a two-year study conducted by the University of Melbourne and VicHealth reveal the final years of primary school are critical for developing children's confidence and independence to travel without their parents.
Students and their families are taking a lesson about the importance of school crossing and safety – and not just in the classroom.
Reduced traffic congestion and healthier, happier children will be the result of Portarlington Primary School's ‘Safe Active Travel’ markers launched in May, 2014.
A VicHealth survey of 1500 Victorian residents has revealed their perceptions of stranger danger, traffic concerns and neighbourhood crime are the most common barriers to allowing children to walk to school.
This evidence review from a group of national experts looks into 'parental fear' as a determinant impacting on children's physical activity levels and independent mobility, as well as the sources of fear.
VicHealth and the Parenting Research Centre have today announced a three-year study into parental fear as a barrier to children’s’ physical activity, to pinpoint causes and find solutions.