Research shows that spending time in nature makes kids happier, healthier and smarter. Reading is probably the single most important skill for achievement in school and success in life. So, why not combine the two? The Children & Nature Network’s Where Nature Meets Story is a place for parents and educators to find fun, outdoor [...]
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News from the Children & Nature Network
- GRAND IDEAS! 21 Great Ways Grandparents and Grandfriends Can Connect Kids to Nature May 1, 2013 Richard Louv
- ON ANGEL MOUNTAIN: In a Place Beyond Facebook, Time Stops April 28, 2013 Richard Louv
- NATURE: A GRANDPARENT’S BEST FRIEND April 28, 2013 Avery Cleary
- THE FORESTS WHERE WE LIVE: Six Life & Death Reasons We Need Our City Trees April 19, 2013 Nancy J. Hughes
- CHILDREN & NATURE BELONG DOWNTOWN: Let’s Create a New Vision April 16, 2013 Mary Vogel
For Parents and Mentors
The new edition of Leave No Child Inside--Greater Cincinnati's Grow Outside Guide to Outdoor Play is available on-line. In addition to the original articles on The Child Friendly Backyard, Fun Ideas for Kids and Zip To It listing of parks and greenspaces, the latest edition also includes a section on Nature for All Abilities and an expanded list of resources for parents.
Click here to view the Guide as a booklet, or here to download the pdf.
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Click here to view the Guide as a booklet, or here to download the pdf.
We invite you to visit our Parents Page by clicking the tab at the top of the page.
Browsing Posts in Early Education
In response to the growing body of evidence presented in Richard Louv’s Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder, there is wide-spread recognition that children benefit in a variety of ways from unstructured play in a natural setting – not just physically, but also in terms of cognitive development, mental [...]
Article by Julie Eldridge Early Childhood Educator at Cincinnati Nature Center While April showers may bring May flowers, springtime also brings the season of MUD! Look away for one second and your child is ankle deep in it. Squelch, squerch, plop! His shining eyes and joyful giggles speak to every child’s innate desire to get [...]
Below is a letter from Sally Wehby, Executive Director of the UC Child Care Center, Inc. with their solution to providing today’s kids with the same unstructured play opportunities that many of us took for granted. “A group of administrators and teachers from the UC Child Care Center, Inc. formed a committee during the summer [...]
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