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New West Publishing, Boise – October 21, 2007
By Jill Kuraitis
The classic American sound of the baseball playoffs on television reminds me of something our family used to do this time of year. According to the research done by the Children and Nature Network – and dozens of other organizations – “Children are smarter, cooperative, happier and healthier when they have frequent and varied opportunities for free and unstructured play in the out-of-doors.” In other words, go hit a rock with a stick for awhile, kid. Good for ya. In the '90s, when my two kids were school-age, we’d have a yearly party called “Catalapa Leaf-Whomping Day.” Two eight-stories-high catalpa…
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