T he income and education levels of a child's environment determine their relationship to nature, not whether they live in a city or the countryside. This is the finding of a new study published ...

A team of researchers from McGill and Université de Montréal's Observatoire pour l'éducation et la santé des enfants (OPES, ...

There is broad awareness of, interest in and scientific support for increasing children's exposure to nature. Many efforts are underway nation-wide to create a fundamental societal shift towards ...

Researchers found that spending two hours a week of class time in a natural environment can reduce emotional distress among 10- to 12-year-olds who had the most significant mental health problems ...

That’s when Richard Louv, cofounder of Children and Nature Network, coined it in his book Last Child in the Woods. Although Louv never intended nature deficit disorder to be a true medical ...

A relationship with nature builds cognitive and emotional benefits in children. Here’s what’s going on when they’re outside. ByMichelle Z. Donahue Parents at the Schlitz Audubon Nature ...

Instead of telling your child not to climb so high or run so fast ... These elements can often be found in nature, vacant lots and even junkyards, but the most important element in any play ...

“More so than any other book, Nature and Nurture in Early Child Development compellingly moves developmental science into a new scientific era, one where integrative theoretical models, innovative and ...

“More so than any other book, Nature and Nurture in Early Child Development compellingly moves developmental science into a new scientific era, one where integrative theoretical models, innovative and ...