Last weekend, our family met at South Mountains State Park for a hike and picnic and as a time to be together for the holiday weekend. Aunts, uncles, grandparents and cousins. It was our (E, the kids and my) first time hiking there. And it isn’t overstating it to say that the mile hike [...]
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Engaged kids are capable of tough hikes
Posted in Children and Nature, Environment, tagged adventurous, children, Environment, Environmental Education, health, Hiking, kids, kids in nature, Nature, Nature Deficit Disorder, No Child Left Inside, outdoors, outside, trails on April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
School Water Fountains Prevent Obesity
Posted in Environment, tagged children, Environment, Environmental Education, exercise, health, kids, obesity on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
At the beginning of the study, there were no statistical differences in the prevalence of overweight kids in the different groups. By the end of the school year, however, children in the schools where water drinking was encouraged were 30 percent less likely to be overweight.
via School Water Fountains to Prevent Obesity – Well Blog [...]
Backpacker’s – Get Out More Tour
Posted in Environment, tagged Camping, children, Environment, Hiking, kids, kids in nature, outdoors, outside, trails on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Backpacker – Get Out More.
Yes, it’s a commercial venture. Even so, it sounds like there is much to be learned/gleaned from these tour stops — 30 states and 50 stops, so one may well be near you — that can help make your trips with your kids into the outdoors more enjoyable.
Posted in Environment, tagged bottled water, Charlotte, children, education, Environment, environmentalism, John Muir, Nature, Sierra Club, sigg on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a link to a presentation I did today for a group of 2nd and 7th graders and their teachers. There’s no audio (and therefore some loss of context for the early slide), but the slides mostly tell the story I think.
Of course, you DID miss out on the volunteer opportunities made available in [...]
Experiential Education is About the Experience
Posted in Environment, tagged children, Environment, experiments, exploration, helicopter parents, kids, Nature, No Child Left Inside, outdoors on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This post was originally published at Eco Child’s play.
For the past couple of weeks I’ve been interviewing wilderness/outdoors educators on their best practices for bringing teenagers into natural environments. In fact, I’m leaving today for I just returned from a wild Wyoming weekend and another round of interviews.
As I was preparing for the trip, I’ve been reviewing footage [...]
Study Finds Access to Nature Increases Longevity
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Environment, green space, health on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“The implications of this study are clear: environments that promote good health might be crucial in the fight to reduce health inequalities.”
via Children & Nature Network (C&NN).
Muddy Sneakers
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children, education, Environment, Nature, Nature Deficit Disorder, NDD, outdoors, Richard Louv, science on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Essays like this … this is why I howl at the moon so much about this stuff: Muddy Sneakers Blog.
NDD on Today (today)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children, Environment, Nature, Nature Deficit Disorder, NDD, outdoors, Richard Louv on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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