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GROWING THE MOVEMENT: Because Every Child Has a Right to Nature
Fourteen years ago, my book Last Child in the Woods introduced the term “nature-deficit disorder.” While the term was new, the trend (of alienation from the natural world) was not. Parents, educators, caregivers had been witnessing childhood move indoors. They wanted...
ALL THINGS ARE CONNECTED: How Mayors Are Redefining Nature Connections for Kids
When we think of children and the outdoors, of connecting children to nature, a city landscape is not the first image that comes to mind. But, many mayors across the country hope to change that. As part of the Cities Connecting Children to Nature Initiative, mayors...
Outdoor Lessons and Pocket Parks Proposed in ‘New Deal for Nature’
A new report commissioned by the Green Party in the U.K. attempts to put nature at the heart of the general election debate. The report recommends such nature-based measures as an hour a day of outdoor learning for primary school children, tighter restrictions on paving over front gardens and turning 20% of Britain into national parks. The report also advocates for more green spaces in cities through the rewilding of hospital grounds and the creation of pocket parks to ensure no home is more than a half of a mile from a wild green space.
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Screen-based Media Associated with Structural Differences in Brains of Young Children
A new study published in JAMA Pediatrics indicates there are structural differences in the brains of preschool-age children related to screen-based media use. The Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center led the study, assessing screen time in terms of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations. Researchers found that children who have more screen time have lower structural integrity of white matter tracts in parts of the brain that support language and other emergent literacy skills. The children with increased screen time also had lower scores on language and literacy measures.
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