Children need up to three hours of outdoor play every day

Outdoor play promotes children’s physical and emotional development

Outdoor play is important for kids of all ages

Many parents don’t realise that under-fives need about three hours of outdoor play daily – nor that older children need an hour a day.

This is according to psychotherapist and author of the 15-Minute Parenting series Joanna Fortune, who is set to talk on May 10 at Fota Island Resort, Co Cork,  on the importance of outdoor play for children’s growth and development.