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Simplicity Parenting w Kim John Payne

January 12, 2023Guests, Parentinggaming, Kim John Payne, nature, parenting, play, simplicity parentingJennifer L.W. Fink

Powered by RedCircle Simplicity parenting, in many ways, is the antithesis of modern parenting. Simplicity parenting prioritizes a balanced schedule, predictable rhythm, and decluttered, information-filtered family environment, while most modern families rush from one activity to the next and live with crammed-full schedules in an information-soaked environment. Kim John Payne, author of Simplicity Parenting: Using … Continue reading Simplicity Parenting w Kim John Payne →

Finding Ecohappiness

May 5, 2022Guestsecohappiness, mental health, nature, parenting, play, Q for Quinn, Sandi SchwartzJennifer L.W. Fink

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Finding ecohappiness can decrease boys’ anxiety levels and increase family harmony. There’s a strong — and direct — link between time in nature and mental health. Human beings require nature exposure for optimal physical and mental health. Of course, that’s easier to say than to achieve in modern life, when many of us live in … Continue reading Finding Ecohappiness →

Forest Schools Get Boys Learning Naturally

May 13, 2021Guests, School Lifeeducation, forest school, learning, movement, nature, play, risk, school, Wildings Forest SchoolJanet

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School + nature = forest schools “A forest school is holistic education outdoors in nature,” says Nicki Farrell, co-founder of Wildings Forest School in Queensland, Australia. Learning doesn’t typically follow set curriculum; rather, it’s child-led. Education is individualized and play-based and includes plenty of movement. The kids who struggle the most in traditional schools — … Continue reading Forest Schools Get Boys Learning Naturally →

Richard Louv on Animals, Nature & Boys

February 18, 2021Guests, Uncategorizedanimals, fishing, Last Child in the Woods, mental health, nature, Our Wild Calling, richard louvJanet

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Humans are hard-wired to connect with other species, says Richard Louv, author of Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives — and Save Theirs and Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder. The loneliness that so many of us (& our boys) are feeling right due is … Continue reading Richard Louv on Animals, Nature & Boys →