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Stephanie Chambers, Senior Lecturer in Urban Studies and Social Policy, University of Glasgow

Are summer holidays good for children? It’s time researchers asked them

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When academic research has explored the impact of school summer holidays, it has often focused on the costs to parents and to children’s learning and health.

The childcare juggle, the costs of summer holiday activities and the potential impact of losses in learning or more sedentary behaviour by children in the holidays do have a real impact on families.

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