Jantje Beton

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Group of schoolchildren cycling on a bridge in Nijmegen. 12 Nov. 2025
TechNatureCultureLifestyle
Over 400,000 children don’t play outdoors; Screen time, helicopter parents to blame
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Children playing in a fountain in an Enschede park
Health
Lack of playmates, not video games, the main reason Dutch kids don't play outside
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Children playing in a fountain in an Enschede park
Politics
Complaining neighbors must not outweigh kids' right to play outside: Jantje Beton
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Kids playing with water on a hot day
Health
Dutch kids spend too much time inside on screens; Campaign to encourage outside play
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Empty playground.
BusinessEntertainment
Many playgrounds in the NL in danger of disappearing within the next 5 years
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Primary school child alone at school
HealthPolitics
Unicef joins 60 organizations calling on Cabinet to reopen schools on January 10
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Primary school classroom
HealthPolitics
Fifty organizations want Dutch government reopen schools
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Accessible playground equipment for children with disabilities
Health
Netherlands still counts too few playgrounds accessible to kids with disabilities
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Playing kids
Health
15 pct of Dutch kids never play outside
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Children playing
Nature
Dutch kids play outside less and less