MRC Epidemiology Unit

 

Parental tolerance of risk and associations to adventurous play in British preschool-aged children

Tyzhuk K, Dodd HF, Hesketh KR

Preventive medicine reports. Oct 2025

(DOI : 10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103282)

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The British Preschool Children's Play Survey: When, Where, and How Adventurously Do British Preschool-Aged Children Play?

Dodd HF, Hesketh K

Journal of physical activity & health. Oct 2024

(DOI : 10.1123/jpah.2024-0155)

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Gender Differences in Caregivers' Attitudes to Risky Child Play in Britain: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Smith AD, Dodd HF, Ricardo L, van Sluijs E

Journal of physical activity & health. Jan 2024

(DOI : 10.1123/jpah.2023-0676)

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More play and fewer screens: a way to improve preschoolers' mental health? Cross-sectional findings from the British Preschool-children's Play Survey.

Hesketh KR, Dodd HF

Lancet (London, England). Nov 2023

(DOI : 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02137-2)

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