058: What are the benefits of outdoor play?

Published: Feb. 26, 2018, 1 a.m.

b'This is the second in our extended series of episodes on children\\u2019s play. We kicked off last week with a look at the https://yourparentingmojo.com/play/ (benefits of play) in general for children, and now we\\u2019re going to take a more specific look at the benefits of outdoor play. Really, if someone could bottle up and sell outdoor play they\\u2019d make a killing, because it\\u2019s hard to imagine something children can do that benefits them more than this.\\nThis episode also tees up our conversation, which will be an interview with Dr. Scott Sampson on his book How To Raise A Wild Child, which gives TONS of practical suggestions for getting outdoors with children.\\n \\nOther episodes referenced in this show\\nhttps://yourparentingmojo.com/005-how-to-scaffold-childrens-learning/ (How to scaffold children\\u2019s learning to help them succeed)\\nhttps://yourparentingmojo.com/reggio/ (Is a Reggio Emilia-inspired preschool right for my child?)\\nhttps://yourparentingmojo.com/screen-time/ (Understanding the AAP\\u2019s new screen time guidelines)\\nhttps://yourparentingmojo.com/digital-world/ (Raising your child in a digital world)\\n\\nReferences\\nAnderson, L. W. and Krathwohl, D. R., et al (Eds..) (2001) A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom\\u2019s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. Allyn and Bacon. Boston, MA: Pearson Education Group\\nBerman, M.G., Jonides, J., and Kaplan, S. (2008). The cognitive benefits of interacting with nature. Psychological Science 19(12), 1207-1212.\\nBrussoni, M., Rebecca, G., Gray, C., Ishikawa, T., and Sandseter, E.B.H. (2015). What is the relationship between risky outdoor play and health in children? A systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 12(6), 6243-6454.\\nCenters for Disease Control and Prvention (2016). Playground safety. Author. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/safechild/playground/index.html\\nCapaldi, C.A., Dopko, R.L., and Zelenski, J.M. (2014). The relationship between nature connectedness and happiness: A meta-analysis. Frontiers in Psychology 5, 1-15.\\nGregory, A. (2017, May 18). Running free in Germany\\u2019s outdoor preschools. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/t-magazine/germany-forest-kindergarten-outdoor-preschool-waldkitas.html?_r=0\\nHung, W. (2013). Problem-based learning: A learning environment for enhancing learning transfer. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education 137(31), 27-38. doi 10.1002/ace.20042\\nLund, H.H., Klitbo, T., and Jessen, C. (2005). Playware technology for physically activating play. Artificial Life and Robotics 9(4), 165-174.\\nMawson, W.B. (2014). Experiencing the \\u2018wild woods\\u2019: The impact of pedagogy on children\\u2019s experience of a natural environment. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal 22(4), 513-524.\\nMoss, S. (2012). Natural Childhood. London: The National Trust.\\nNash, R. (1982). Wilderness and the American Mind (3rd Ed.). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.\\nNatural Playgrounds Company (2017). Website. Retrieved from http://www.naturalplaygrounds.com/\\nOutdoor Foundation (2017). Outdoor Participation Report. Author. Retrieved from https://outdoorindustry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-Outdoor-Recreation-Participation-Report_FINAL.pdf\\nOtto, S., and Pensini, P. (2017). Nature-based environmental education of children: Environmental knowledge and connectness to nature, together, are related to ecological behavior. Global Environmental Change 47, 88-94.\\nPotvin, P., and Hasni, A. (2014). Interest, motivation, and attitude towards science and technology at K-12 levels: A systematic review of 12 years of educational research. Studies in Science Education 50(1), 85-129.\\nRichardson, M., Cormack, A., McRobert, L.,'