Instead of telling your child not to climb so high or run so ... To learn more, watch The Power of Play on The Nature of Things.

From counting and classifying to literacy lessons, teacher-tested learning opportunities that encourage autonomy and ...

UD Professor Myae Han receives national award for outstanding contributions to the field of play and child development ...

Did you know that as well as learning about nature, children who play outside develop better language skills, are fitter, and have fewer behavioural problems? Research shows that children use five ...

Many efforts are underway nation-wide to create a fundamental societal shift towards increasing the value given to children's need to interact with nature. From formal inclusion in an educational ...

Sandi reminds us that outdoor play could also be important for bonding: “Children love sharing discoveries, pointing things out, explaining things and having things explained.” Nature presents ...

This year-round program encourages parents to bring their children, ages 3-5. This three-hour class is a “choose your own ...

but contemporary experts acknowledge that both “nature” and “nurture” play a role in psychological development and interact in complex ways. Created with Sketch. Epigenetics—the science ...

The City of Cedar Rapids has been selected to join the Nature Everywhere Communities initiative, a national effort aimed at ...