July 2020

Ask Crystal Watson how play has changed for African Nova Scotian girls over the past 30 years, and the answer is startling. 鈥淲e don鈥檛 know,鈥� says the PhD in Health candidate, recreation therapist and Executive Director for Recreation Nova Scotia. 鈥淭he majority of the literature doesn鈥檛 talk about childhood through an Afrocentric lens, so we just don鈥檛 have that research.鈥�

A national survey commissioned by ParticipACTION and led by Dr. Sarah Moore shows that restricted access to playgrounds, schools, childcare, playdates, and instructions to 鈥渟tay home鈥� have made it more challenging than ever for kids to develop and maintain healthy movement behaviour habits.