Intolerant adults who accuse children of making a noise or being a nuisance put off many children from playing outdoors, according to a survey for this year's national Playday.
The survey found that almost nine in 10 (89 per cent) of children aged seven to 11 had been told off for playing outdoors, while half said adults had shouted at them for playing outside and just over a quarter (26 per cent) said they had been told to go away. The children said the most common reasons for being told off were making a noise (28 per cent) and being a nuisance (25 per cent). About one in three (32 per cent) children said that being told off stopped them from playing outdoors.
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