The Beginning Why do kids need a Big Back Yard?
· Children who spend time outside are refreshed and calmer · Nature has a healing influence · Children who play in natural environments show advanced fine motor skills · Nature buffers the impact of life’s stresses on children and helps them deal with adversity · Children who play in nature have more positive feelings about each other · Early experiences with the natural world have been positively linked with the development of imagination and wonder | Where we are. . .
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Links of Interest
SafeNet-Domestic Violence Safety Network www.safeneterie.org
Roar On the Shore http://www.safeneterie.org/capital_campaign.html
Green Hearts Institute for Nature in Childhood www.greenheartsinc.org
Natural Playgrounds Are Growing Into a National Trend http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2010-04-22-EARTH_GreenPlaygrounds22_ST_N.htm
Richard Louv - Last Child In the Woods www.richardlouv.com
Roar On the Shore http://www.safeneterie.org/capital_campaign.html
Green Hearts Institute for Nature in Childhood www.greenheartsinc.org
Natural Playgrounds Are Growing Into a National Trend http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2010-04-22-EARTH_GreenPlaygrounds22_ST_N.htm
Richard Louv - Last Child In the Woods www.richardlouv.com







