Academic Studies and Play on a Collision Course and Play is Losing : Study Shows Pressure on Children Leaves Less Time for Play. NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 1999 Kid source
Austin, Chad. Project to examine health effectiveness of preschool play areas
Brody, Jane E . Babies Know: A Little Dirt Is Good for You(In New York Times January 26, 2009)
Play! Definitive Resource on Play : Carnival of Play.PHD in parenting
DeBord, Karen Et al (?) Making the most of outdoor time with Preschool children. North Carolina State University.
Dietze, Beverlie /Crosseley, Barbara (2003) Opening the Door to the outdoors Canadian Child Care Federation.
Dietze, Beverlie /Crosseley, Barbara (2003) Best Practices : The Outdoor Play Experience. Canadian Child Care Federation.
Gardner, Marilyn (June 29, 2006) For more children, less time for outdoor play : Busy schedules, less open space, more safety fears, and lure of the Web keep kids inside. The Christian Science Monitor.
Pica, Rae (2006) Take It Outside! New York: Marlowe & Company
Rivkin, Mary S. (2000-12-00) Outdoor experinces for young children. 2000-12-00 ERIC Digest.
Taylor, Louisa. Take your kids out of sports, top rower Silken Laumann says : Let them create games, play in parks, Olympian to tell Ottawa parents. Friday, April 21, 2006 In The Ottawa Citizens
Thornton, Candra (March 13, 2006) The Value of Outdoor Play for Toddlers.Today’s Playground.
Risk In Play,and why we need risk in play
A playground tumble can do you good (In Spike Wednesday 14 November 2007)
Guldberg, Helene Don't blame parents for 'cotton-wool kids' (In Spike Wednesday 6 August 2008)
National Children’s Bureau Play Safety Forum. (2002). Managing risk in play provision: A Position Statement.
Frost, Joe L. (June 12, 2006) Playground Regulations and Play. Today’s Playground.
Environmental
Chawla, Louise Learning to love the natural world, Enough to protect it .- In Barn nr. 2 2006:57-78,ISSN 0800-1669 –Norsk senter for barneforskning. Norway
Kristof, Nicholas. How to Lick a Slug (In New York Times August 1, 2009)
Yerkas, Rita/Haras (January 12, 1999) Outdoor Education and Environmental Responsibility. Kidsource.com
White, Randy, Stoecklin, Vicki.Children's (March/April 1998) Outdoor Play & Learning Environments : Returning to Nature. Early Childhood News magazine.
Language academic
Bergstrøm, Matti / Ikonen, Pia (2005)Space to play, room to grow. In Children in Europe P 12-13
Brown, Pei-San et al. (April 2000) Play is Essential for Brain Development. Children's Institute for Learning and Development.
Noteboom, Kim (May 9, 2006) Learning for Fun.- Today’s Playground
Norquist, Tom. Children Become Smarter Through Play. 10/18/2005 IPEMA.
Pica, Rae (2006) More Movement, Smarter Kids. New York : Marlowe & Company
Pica, Rae (2006) The Academics-Versus- Play-Debate. New York: Marlowe & Company.
Pica, Rae (2006)Linking Literacy and Movement! New York: Marlowe & Company
Rivkin, Mary (1995) Natural Learning : Guide your child’s curiosity outdoors and open up a love of science.
Obesity/physical development
Norquist, Tom. Playgrounds Fight Childhood Obesity. 10/18/2005 IPEMA
Naud, Rachel (October 01 2008) In Calgary Herald
Canadian report sounds alarm on kids
Canada’s report card on physical activity for children and youth.-2011-Active Healthy kids.
Partridge, Katharine (1998) The healthy heart. In Today’s Parent
Ste-Croix, Bonnie (2003) Are Our Girls Fit to Grow Up? Canadian Child Care Federation
Pica, Rae (?) What Might Surprise You about Childhood Obesity
Pica, Rae (2006) Fundamentals First. New York: Marlowe & Company
Fjørtoft, I. (2004) Landscape as playscape : learning effects from playing in a natural environment on motor development in children - Norway, Telemark University College
Pica, Rae Promoting (2006) Children’s Heart Health .New York: Marlowe & Company
Pica, Rae (2006) The High Cost of Being a Couch Potato. New York: Marlowe & Company
Ontario’s Action plan for : for healthy eating and active living. 2006 Ministry of Health promotion.- Toronto 2006.p 21
Healthy active living for children and youth. Canadian Paediatric Society. 2002;7(5):339-345 Paediatrics & Child Health.
Kay, Brady L (July 5, 2006) Our big problem.-Today’s Playground
Amy, Shannon (May 30, 2006) Childhood Obesity : An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.- Today’s Playground.
Thornton, Candra D Sutterby, John A. (May 10, 2006) Developing Balancing Skills on the Playground.- Today’s Playground
Sutterby, John A. (April 6, 2006) Activity and Access.-Today’s Playground.
ADHD
Lawson, Willow (Mar/Apr 2004) ADHD's outdoor cure. Finding relief in wide open spaces : Playing outdoors may curb the disorder. In Psychology today
Lappin, Edward (April 20, 2000) Outdoor education for behavior disordered Students. In Kidsource online
Parker-Hope,Tara (October 17, 2008) In Study: Nature walks help kids concentrate. In New York Times, Well blog
Activities
Kemp, Jane. Outdoor play –BBC-parenting, babies.
Kryczka, Cathie (Winter 2003) Catch a falling snowflake Help your child see a snowflake up close. In Today’s Parent.com
Winter fun for your family : new way to have a blast this winter (January 2006) In Today’s Parent.com.
Walters, Clare. Outdoor play : one to two years. BBC- parenting
Walters, Clare Outdoor play : two to three years. BBC-parenting
Walters, Clare Outdoor play: three to four years : There are lots of fun things to do outside with preschool children. BBC parenting
Walters, Clare Outdoor play : four to seven years. BBC-parenting
Physical games. Primary school age children. BBC- parenting
Play Spirits Games
Playground fun.
This website provides different games for kids to play outside.
Kryczka, Cathie (Spring 2002) Toddler Treasure Hunt : find the first signs of spring
Pica, Rae (2006) What Makes a Game Great for Children?
Play and learn activities. Moving & Learning
Outside in nature- National Wildlife Federation
Season - All– NWF Green Hour
Outdoors : The Ultimate Playground (2002) Toronto City Public Health.
Beckman, Sandra (2003) Outdoor Play in Winter : Wonderland or Nightmare?
Canadian Child Care Federation
Outdoor daycare preschools
Denyer, Lucy Outdoor Preschools Gain Notice in UK.In Sunday Times (April 26,2009)
Coleman, Lee. Waldorf School plans ‘forest kindergarten In the dailygazette.com(Saturday, March 28, 2009)
Esterl, Mike German Tots Learn to Answer Call of Nature. In The Wall Street Journal(April 14, 2008)
Kaarby, Karen Marie Eid.(?) Children playing in the Nature P 121- 128
Lichtenstein, Tehilla(October 13, 2003) Outdoor play in Jordan and Norway. In Exchange Every Day.
Little Earth Montessor, New Zealand
Naturskolan in Lund(Nature school in Sweden)
Kaarby, Karen Marie Eid.(?) Children playing in the Nature P 121- 128
Outdoor Pre-Schools in Norway I'm the Teacher,get me outside here! (video)
Reynolds, Cynthia ( Jan 22,2007 )
Everybody in the vegetable patch: no desks, no pencils; welcome to the U.Ks first preschool.In Mackleans
Playgrounds and design
Adventure playground : a children’s world in the city
Information about adventure playgrounds.
Raver, Anne (October 7, 1999) Tutored by the Great Outdoors at a Southern Pines Playground. In New York Times.
Skudeneshavn outdoor play in Karmøy,Norway.
Playground design blogs
Useful Websites
The American Association for the child’s Right to play
The Free Play Network in UK aims to promote greater public understanding of the need for better play opportunities for children, by promoting discussion, exchange of information, and guidance on best practice in development of children's play opportunities
Education.com . Nature Deficit Disorder
The Critical Role of Environmental Education for your Child’s Future
Head Start Body Start National Center for Physical Development and Outdoor Play (HSBS)
National Wildlife Federation
NWF inspires Americans to protect wildlife for children's future.
NWF- Green Hour
To give parents and caregivers the information, tools, and inspiration to get their kids -- and themselves -- outside,
London Play
London Play was established in 1998 to promote play in London. The website offer information about play for children, and they also have a list of supervised playgrounds.
IPA, International Play Association
Promoting the Childs right to play
UNICEF-Child friendly Cities
The Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI) was launched in 1996 to act on the resolution passed during the second UN Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) to make cities livable places for all; in UNICEF terms, for "children first." The Conference declared that the well-being of children is the ultimate indicator of a healthy habitat, a democratic society and of good governance.
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child challenges cities to reflect on themselves, of the services, amenities and quality of life they provide, in a new way. Approaches and participatory urban management that promotes the realization of the rights of the youngest citizens.
http://www.childfriendlycities.org/about/index.html
Blogs
I'm a teacher, take me outside here!
Kids Discover Nature
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