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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘outdoors’
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 »
Survivorman becomes Survivorteens?
Posted in Children and Nature, tagged adventurous, Camping, kids in nature, Les Stroud, outdoors, survivorman on April 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My kids are going to love this!
When Les Stroud announced his retirement from “Survivorman” last year, wilderness-TV fans shed some tears, but we all hoped he’d be back. We’re happy to report the time has come: Les Stroud returns to Canadian TV this week with “Survive This,” in which eight teenagers with varying levels of [...]
1 in 5 American 4-year olds is obese
Posted in Children and Nature, tagged children, education, exercise, health, kids, obesity, outdoors on April 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A striking new study says almost 1 in 5 American 4-year-olds is obese, and the rate is alarmingly higher among American Indian children, with nearly a third of them obese.
via Among preschoolers, 1 in 5 is obese – Kids and parenting- msnbc.com.
Obama Emphasizes Connections with Nature in Speech
Posted in Children and Nature, Environment, tagged children, Environmental Education, kids, kids in nature, Nature Deficit Disorder, NDD, No Child Left Inside, outdoors, outside on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Obama Emphasizes Connections with Nature in Speech – Children & Nature Network (C&NN).
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.
Leaf and STEM
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children, education, Environmental Education, Nature, Nature Deficit Disorder, No Child Left Inside, outdoors, outside, science, STEM on February 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Seems like we’ve been hearing nothing but bad news lately. The state of the economy, of course, is front and center for many of us, but our bad news hasn’t been confined to the economy.
We’ve seen bad education news, too. In fact, some of it has been really bad. In December 2008, CMS released results [...]
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 [...]
Get healthier city, get healthier kids
Posted in Environment, tagged children, green space, health, kids, obesity, outdoors, urban vegetation on December 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Trees and other urban vegetation improve aesthetics, reduce pollution and keep things cooler, making the outside a more attractive place to play, walk or run.
via No Impact Man: Green the city, get healthier kids.
Car crash injuries differ for heavier children – Kids and parenting- msnbc.com
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged health, kids, obesity, outdoors on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Reason #93 to get our kids out of cars and into the outdoors …
Overweight kids are more likely to sustain arm and leg fractures in car crashes than their thinner peers, a study out this month in the journal Injury Prevention shows.
via Car crash injuries differ for heavier children – Kids and parenting- msnbc.com.
Outdoors from a different perspective
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children, cold, Crisis Assistance, outdoors, service on December 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Folks who know me well know that I love being outdoors — especially in the woods and/or on the trail. But this morning I’ve been thinking about the outdoors from a different perspective. Today our company is volunteering a day of service at a local agency called Crisis Assistance. Crisis offers financial help for folks [...]
7 Tips
Twitter Feed- jt_topics: Re: last tweet. That was Af-Am men not all African Americas
- jt_topics: Geoff Canada says 480k Af-Ams in prison each yr while only 40k graduate college each yr. #fftcannualmeeting
- jt_topics: A good list. The get moving one, in particular, is one that helps me: 7 Rules for Writing from @DanielPink http://bit.ly/dx7dcu
-
Recent Posts
Tags
- Children and Nature Network
- An error has occurred; the feed is probably down. Try again later.
Meta
