7 important reasons a child needs outside play
There's an expanding body of research which links time in nature to better health and childhood development. Here are some ways to sprinkle our lives with nature experiences ...
About the author: Dr Dimity Williams
Dimity works as a GP in Melbourne and is the Biodiversity Convenor for Doctors for the Environment Australia and a Co-Founder of the Kids in Nature Network.
She also has three teenage boys and is passionate about getting everyone, especially kids, out into nature so they can live happier and healthier lives.
Dimity wants parents to know about the many resources available to help them get their kids outside into nature.
In most Australian states there are nature play organisations and Bush Kinder is gaining traction too.
One terrific resource is the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria ’50 Things for kids to do’ brochure below …
Visit: http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/documents/RBG_50-things_Web_Version_2014_FINAL.pdf
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