There, the duo had a discussion about the challenges children faced while playing in the mud. While McAuliffe spoke about the lack of mud in Perth and the cultural reluctance to "get dirty ...

The diverse array of bacteria, fungi and other microbes present in mud and soil play a crucial role in our health and is key to what immunologists call “immune training”. This is the process ...

Mud play is not only a way to make precious childhood memories, it’s also a great way for children to learn, relax, and let out their creativity. Medical research shows that it can also be good ...

Nearly two-thirds of parents avoid activities like painting or playing in the mud with their children – because they prefer to keep their little ones clean and tidy. A survey of 1,000 parents ...

Mud play allows children to connect and interact with the natural world around them. Chitayi says that children do not necessarily play in the mud, but as long they are in a clean safe environment ...

Three in ten will only take part in creative activities at home once every two weeks, with just a quarter regularly joining their little one in dressing up or role play. But 37 percent enjoy ...