Giocate all'aria aperta! Perché il gioco libero nella natura rende i bambini intelligenti, forti e sicuri

This is a book that describes what’s happening to our children’s ability to do things that children were able to do decades ago - climbing, running, sitting, increase in sensory issues, anxiety, depression, etc... We learn through this book that being in nature is important for our children. It’s im Leggi tutto

I'll be honest here and say that I skimmed a lot of this book, not because it wasn't informative but because they were preaching to the choir. I agree, children should move more. I am not surprised by all the supporting evidence laid out in this book. I think I was looking for more information on ho Leggi tutto

You can agree with the author of a non-fiction book and still be bored. The content was fine, but seemed padded out to make it book length. I'll try to cull out some interesting items: * The author has an interesting approach to sun screen. Let's just say, she's not huge for it. * Modern playground eq Leggi tutto

I got a lot more out of this book than I thought I would. When I started reading it there was a lot about problems in the classroom, studies that showed kids needed to move more, input from seasoned teachers, the authors experiences running a camp, and all of that is great. This book is well researc Leggi tutto

The overall premise of this book is essentially throwing out every possible reason why children should play outside, in nature. I'm certainly a proponent of outdoor nature play and my own child gets plenty of it, but this book does contain some flaws. The author, a pediatric occupational therapist,

Let your kids have as much unstructured play time outside as possible. (Now you don't have to read the book)

I agree very much with her assertion that kids need as much outside free play as possible, but I feel like she spent way too much time trying to convince me. I would guess that most people who pick up this book are already convinced. I was hoping for practical advice for city and apartment dwellers