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Ecology Global Network – July 03, 2010
A Young Person’s Connection to Nature
By Karen de Leon
14-year-old Natural Leader Karen de Leon discovers the joys in nature and encourages other young people to do the same.
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Health | Media & Culture
E/The Environmental Magazine – May 10, 2010
E Magazine Advises Parents to Get Kids Outside
By Brita Belli
Getting children outside ranks high on the list of green parenting tips put forth in a recent commentary by Brita Belli, the editor of E magazine. "Whether hiking and camping as a family, or simply running around the backyard, regular outdoor activity can have huge positive health benefits," writes Belli.
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Media & Culture
New York Times – April 30, 2010
New York Times: Is Technology Changing Kids’ Friendships?
By Hilary Stout
A new study by the Pew Research Center finds that a growing number of American teenagers prefer to text their friends rather than talk to them either by phone or in person. The question on researchers’ minds is whether all that texting makes children more or less connected to and supportive of their friends.
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Media & Culture
The Independent (UK) – April 20, 2010
British Writer Sees Fault with “Don’t Touch” Culture
By Peter Marren
Contact with nature is good for us, yet we're discouraged from getting too close. So says British writer Peter Marren, who laments the current "don't touch" culture that places terms on how we enjoy nature.
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Health | Resource
ABCNews.com – April 13, 2010
Ideas for Getting Kids Outdoors
By Melissa Rayworth
Even parents who love the outdoors say it can be difficult to interest their children in nature. The Associated Press's Melissa Rayworth has compiled a list of suggestions for getting kids outdoors.
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Research & Studies | Education | Health
New York Times – March 26, 2010
New York Times: Recess and the Culture of Childhood
By David Elkind
In an op-ed piece for the New York Times, David Elkind, a professor emeritus of child development at Tufts University, discusses the ways in which “the culture of childhood” is disappearing. The elimination of recess and its opportunities for free-form play will only hasten this disappearance, Elkind says, despite evidence showing that children who are physically fit tend to score higher on tests of reading, math, and science.
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Natural Leader Tamara Poles and Virginia Museum of Natural History are Putting People Back in Touch with Nature
Nearly 13,000 people have taken part in 247 programs of the Community Nature Initiative. [+]
TRACK Trails Offer Nationwide Weapon Against Nature-Deficit Disorder
New interpretive trail system for kids comes to U.S. national parks. [+]
Applications Open for 2012 TogetherGreen Fellowships and Innovation Grants
Audubon & Toyota seek to fund promising conservation leaders and community-based projects. [+]
“No Child Left Ashore” Movement Makes Waves
SF Bay Area's Pegasus Project gets students out on the water, where transformations occur. [+]
Play England Calls for Support to Help Kids Play Outside
Research shows that 21% of children play outdoors daily, compared to 71% during their parents'… [+]
A Healing Place for Children
C&NN Founding Chair Richard Louv consulting on new children's treatment center in MN, which is… [+]
National Kids to Parks Day Set for May 19
Nationwide day of outdoor play organized by National Park Trust. Classroom contest ends March 1. [+]
Chevy Chase, MD, Preschool Encourages Learning Outside the Box
Preschoolers spend at least half a day outside in woods, in all seasons. [+]
Study: Preschoolers Need to Get a Move On
Most pre-school children spend hours doing sedentary activities instead of playing outside, research has shown. [+]
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As part of our ongoing efforts to build the movement, the Children & Nature Network has published these resources for leaders, organizers, and participants at the local, national, and international levels:
2010 C&NN Report
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