Balanced and Barefoot : : how Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children

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Call Number: Parent Shelf 306.481 Ha, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Family & Relationships / Parenting / Hanscom, Angela J.
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

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Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Family & Relationships / Parenting / Hanscom, Angela J.	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Family & Relationships / Parenting / Hanscom, Angela J.	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Why can't my child sit still? -- The body and the senses -- From restricted movement to active free play -- The therapeutic value of outdoor play -- "Safety first" equals child development later -- What's wrong with the playgrounds and indoor play spaces of today? -- Rethinking recess and the classroom -- When is my baby ready for the outdoors? -- Getting children to play creatively and independently outdoors.
"In this important book, a pediatric occupational therapist and founder of TimberNook shows how outdoor play and unstructured freedom of movement are vital for children's cognitive development and growth, and offers tons of fun, engaging ways to help ensure that kids grow into healthy, balanced, and resilient adults. Today's kids have adopted sedentary lifestyles filled with television, video games, and computer screens. But more and more, studies show that children need "rough and tumble" outdoor play in order to develop their sensory, motor, and executive functions. Disturbingly, a lack of movement has been shown to lead to a number of health and cognitive difficulties, such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), emotion regulation and sensory processing issues, and aggressiveness at school recess break. So, how can you ensure your child is fully engaging their body, mind, and all of their senses? Using the same philosophy that lies at the heart of her popular TimberNook program--that nature is the ultimate sensory experience, and that psychological and physical health improves for children when they spend time outside on a regular basis--author Angela Hanscom offers several strategies to help your child thrive, even if you live in an urban environment. Today it is rare to find children rolling down hills, climbing trees, or spinning in circles just for fun. We've taken away merry-go-rounds, shortened the length of swings, and done away with teeter-totters to keep children safe. Children have fewer opportunities for unstructured outdoor play than ever before, and recess times at school are shrinking due to demanding educational environments. With this book, you'll discover little things you can do anytime, anywhere to help your kids achieve the movement they need to be happy and healthy in mind, body, and spirit."-- Provided by publisher.
"Today's kids have adopted sedentary lifestyles filled with television, video games, and computer screens. But more and more, studies show that children need "rough and tumble" outdoor play in order to develop their sensory, motor, and executive functions. In this important book, a pediatric occupational therapist explains why unrestrained movement and outdoor play are vital for children's cognitive development, and offers fun, engaging activities to help ensure that kids grow into healthy, balanced, and resilient adults"-- Provided by publisher.

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Let Your Kids Play Outside(More) submitted by jessiesummers on June 14, 2023, 9:06pm I liked this book, and I’ll probably recommend it to friends who are interested in keeping kids active and engaged in outdoor settings. With that being said, it felt a little redundant to me - not necessarily a bad thing because I think the end point is in the title (let your kids find balance outside!) and it just helps to have repetition drive it home. Some sections were great, others felt a little dry, I think this would be an acceptable book to read as much as you’re interested in and skim other parts for the main gist and you could still leave having learned a few good things. This book helped inspire at least 1% more outside time for me and my family, so I think it did its job.