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
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Academy of Leisure Sciences. White Paper #6: The state of children’s play.
http://www.academyofleisuresciences.org/whitepap.htm
Austin, Chad. Project to examine health effectiveness of preschool play areas
http://www.ncsu.edu/news/press_releases/05_12/239.htm
Brody, Jane E . Babies Know: A Little Dirt Is Good for You(In New York Times January 26, 2009)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/health/27brod.html
Cappon, Paul (Nov. 7, 2006) Let them play! In Canadian Council on Learning
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Play! Definitive Resource on Play : Carnival of Play.PHD in parenting
http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/04/21/play-definitive-resource/
DeBord, Karen Et al (?) Making the most of outdoor time with Preschool children. North Carolina State University.
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=Making+the+most+of+outdoor+time+with+Preschool+children.&btnG=Search&meta=
Dietze, Beverlie /Crosseley, Barbara (2003) Opening the Door to the outdoors Canadian Child Care Federation.
http://www.qualiteservicesdegardecanada.ca/practice/programming/openingtooutdoors_en.htm
Dietze, Beverlie /Crosseley, Barbara (2003) Best Practices : The Outdoor Play Experience. Canadian Child Care Federation.
http://www.cccf-fcsge.ca/practice/programming/outdoorplayexperience_en.htm
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.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0629/p13s02-lifp.html
Greenman, Jim (May 2005) Places for Childhood in the 21st Century a Conceptual Framework. Journal of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
http://www.journal.naeyc.org/btj/200505/01Greenman.asp
Isenberg, Joan Packer, Quisenberry, Nancy (2002) Play: essential for all children : a position paper of the Association for Childhood Education International – Childhood education International. Maryland
http://www.acei.org/playpaper.htm
Valentine, John (Winter 2003) Don’t Children Get all the Exercise They Need from Playing?In Well Spring Vol:14.nr 1 Edmonton.
http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/publications/wellspring/2003/Winter/Play.html
Wenner, Melinda The Serious Need for Play (In February 2009 Scientific American Mind)
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-serious-need-for-play&page=5
National Association for the education of young children (?) The value of School Recess and outdoor play
http://www.naeyc.org/ece/1998/08.asp
Pica, Rae (2006) Take It Outside! New York: Marlowe & Company
http://www.movingandlearning.com/Resources/Articles20.htm
Recess and the importance of play: A Position Statement on Young Children and Recess. National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education. US -2001
http://naecs.crc.uiuc.edu/position/recessplay.html
Rivkin, Mary S. (2000-12-00) Outdoor experinces for young children. 2000-12-00 ERIC Digest.
http://www.ericdigests.org/2001-3/children.htm
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
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=d79f7a2d-08d6-478a-9faa-22b64e05736e&k=11280
Thornton, Candra (March 13, 2006) The Value of Outdoor Play for Toddlers.Today’s Playground.
http://www.todaysplayground.com/?pageID=10&ID=1248&StartRow=42
Risk In Play,and why we need risk in play
A playground tumble can do you good (In Spiked Wednesday 14 November 2007)
http://www.heleneguldberg.co.uk/index.php/site/article/14/
Guldberg, Helene Don't blame parents for 'cotton-wool kids' (In Spike Wednesday 6 August 2008)
http://www.heleneguldberg.co.uk/index.php/site/article/6/
Guldberg, Helene Let the Children Play (In The Independent Tuesday 4 August 2009)
http://www.heleneguldberg.co.uk/index.php/site/article/82/
National Children’s Bureau Play Safety Forum. (2002). Managing risk in play provision: A Position Statement.
http://www.ncb.org.uk/dotpdf/open%20access%20-%20phase%201%20only/manrisk_cpc_200208.pdf
Frost, Joe L. (June 12, 2006) Playground Regulations and Play. Today’s Playground.
http://www.todaysplayground.com/?pageID=10&ID=1227&StartRow=12
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
http://www.google.ca/search?q=Chawla%2C+Louise+Learning+to+love+the+natural+world%2C+Enough+to+protect+it+.-++In+Barn+nr.+2+2006%3A57-78%2CISSN+0800-1669+%E2%80%93Norsk+senter+for+barneforskning.+Norway+&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
Davis, Julie/ Iliott, Sue (Vol 10. No. 4 Spring 2004 ) Mud pies and daisy chains : connecting children with nature. Every child magazine.Australia
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Kristof, Nicholas. How to Lick a Slug (In New York Times August 1, 2009)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/02/opinion/02kristof.html?_r=1
Yerkas, Rita/Haras (January 12, 1999) Outdoor Education and Environmental Responsibility. Kidsource.com
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White, Randy, Stoecklin, Vicki.Children's (March/April 1998) Outdoor Play & Learning Environments : Returning to Nature. Early Childhood News magazine.
http://www.whitehutchinson.com/children/articles/outdoor.shtml
Language academic
Bergstrøm, Matti / Ikonen, Pia (2005)Space to play, room to grow. In Children in Europe P 12-13
http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:Ymg8PjzAMtkJ:www.childreninscotland.org.uk/docs/pubs/CIEflyer.pdf+Bergstr%C3%B8m,+Matti+/+Ikonen,+Pia+(2005)Space+to+play,+room+to+grow&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca&client=firefox-a
Brown, Pei-San et al. (April 2000) Play is Essential for Brain Development. Children's Institute for Learning and Development.
http://www.ipema.org/News/default.aspx
The hurried-infant CBC radio (2009?)
http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/features/hurried-infant/
Noteboom, Kim (May 9, 2006) Learning for Fun.- Today’s Playground
http://www.todaysplayground.com/?pageID=10&ID=1264&StartRow=32
Norquist, Tom. Children Become Smarter Through Play. 10/18/2005 IPEMA.
http://www.ipema.org/News/default.aspx
Pica, Rae (2006) More Movement, Smarter Kids. New York : Marlowe & Company
http://www.movingandlearning.com/Resources/Articles21.htm
Pica, Rae (2006) The Academics-Versus- Play-Debate. New York: Marlowe & Company.
http://www.movingandlearning.com/Resources/Articles26.htm
Pica, Rae (2006)Linking Literacy and Movement! New York: Marlowe & Company
http://www.movingantp://dlearning.com/Resources/Articles18.htm
Rivkin, Mary (1995) Natural Learning : Guide your child’s curiosity outdoors and open up a love of science.
http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=673
Obesity/physical development
Norquist, Tom. Playgrounds Fight Childhood Obesity. 10/18/2005 IPEMA
http://www.ipema.org/News/default.aspx
Naud, Rachel (October 01 2008) In Calgary Herald
Canadian report sounds alarm on kids
http://www.childrenandnature.org/news/detail/canadian_report_sounds_alarm_on_kids/
Brown, Pei-San et al. Combating Childhood Obesity with Physical Play Opportunities. November 2001 Children’s Institute for Learning & Development.
http://www.ipema.org/News/default.aspx
Canada’s report card on physical activity for children and youth.-2008-Active Healthy kids. 76 p.
http://www.activehealthykids.ca/Ophea/ActiveHealthyKids_v2/programs_2008reportcard.cfm
http://www.todaysparent.com/schoolage/foodnutrition/article.jsp?content=359&page=1
Glascott, Katheleen Burris/ Harrison, Jeremy ( 2004.) Obesity and Children. ACEI
http://www.acei.org/obesity.pdf
Ste-Croix, Bonnie (2003) Are Our Girls Fit to Grow Up? Canadian Child Care Federation
http://www.cccf-fcsge.ca/practice/programming/aregirlsfittogrowup_en.htm
Pica, Rae (?) What Might Surprise You about Childhood Obesity
http://www.movingandlearning.com/Resources/Articles25.htm
Pica, Rae (2006) Fundamentals First. New York: Marlowe & Company
http://www.movingandlearning.com/Resources/Articles1.htm
Fjørtoft, I. (2004) Landscape as playscape : learning effects from playing in a natural environment on motor development in children - Norway, Telemark University College
../wordpages/Landscapeasplayscape.pdf
Pica, Rae Promoting (2006) Children’s Heart Health .New York: Marlowe & Company
http://www.movingandlearning.com/Resources/Articles17.htm
Pica, Rae (2006) The High Cost of Being a Couch Potato. New York: Marlowe & Company
http://www.movingandlearning.com/Resources/Articles2.htm
Ontario’s Action plan for : for healthy eating and active living. 2006 Ministry of Health promotion.- Toronto 2006.p 21
http://www.mhp.gov.on.ca/english/health/HEAL/actionplan-EN.pdf
Healthy active living for children and youth. Canadian Paediatric Society. 2002;7(5):339-345 Paediatrics & Child Health.
http://www.cps.ca/english/statements/HAL/HAL02-01.htm#Obesity
Kay, Brady L (July 5, 2006) Our big problem.-Today’s Playground
http://www.todaysplayground.com/?pageID=10&ID=1295&StartRow=12
Amy, Shannon (May 30, 2006) Childhood Obesity : An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.- Today’s Playground.
http://www.todaysplayground.com/?pageID=10&ID=1268&StartRow=22
Thornton, Candra D Sutterby, John A. (May 10, 2006) Developing Balancing Skills on the Playground.- Today’s Playground
http://www.todaysplayground.com/?pageID=10&ID=1265&StartRow=32
Sutterby, John A. (April 6, 2006) Activity and Access.-Today’s Playground.
http://www.todaysplayground.com/?pageID=10&ID=1254&StartRow=42
ADHD
Lawson, Willow (Mar/Apr 2004) ADHD's outdoor cure. Finding relief in wide open spaces : Playing outdoors may curb the disorder. In Psychology to day
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20040406-000015.html
Lappin, Edward (April 20, 2000) Outdoor education for behavior disordered Students. In Kidsource online
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/outdoor.education.ld.k12.3.html
Parker-Hope,Tara (October 17, 2008) In Study: Nature walks help kids concentrate. In New York Times, Well blog
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/a-dose-of-nature-for-attention-problems/?scp=1&sq=In%20Study:%20Nature%20Walks%20Help%20Kids%20Concentrate&st=cse
Activities
Kemp, Jane. Outdoor play –BBC-parenting, babies.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/parenting/play_and_do/babies_outdoor.shtml
Kryczka, Cathie (Winter 2003) Catch a falling snowflake Help your child see a snowflake up close. In Today’s Parent.com
http://www.todaysparent.com/craftsactivities/outdoors/article.jsp?content=20031121_142807_4308&page=1
Winter fun for your family : new way to have a blast this winter (January 2006) In Today’s Parent.com.
http://www.todaysparent.com/craftsactivities/outdoors/article.jsp?content=20051206_165239_5396
Walters, Clare. Outdoor play : one to two years. BBC- parenting
http://www.bbc.co.uk/parenting/play_and_do/toddlers_outdoor12.shtml
Walters, Clare Outdoor play : two to three years. BBC-parenting
http://www.bbc.co.uk/parenting/play_and_do/toddlers_outdoor23.shtml
Walters, Clare Outdoor play: three to four years : There are lots of fun things to do outside with preschool children. BBC parenting
http://www.bbc.co.uk/parenting/play_and_do/toddlers_outdoor34.shtml
Walters, Clare Outdoor play : four to seven years. BBC-parenting
http://www.bbc.co.uk/parenting/play_and_do/toddlers_outdoor23.shtml
Physical games. Primary school age children. BBC- parenting
http://www.bbc.co.uk/parenting/play_and_do/primary_physical.shtml
Play Spirits Games
http://issuu.com/kibakiba/docs/playspiritgames
Playground fun.
This website provides different games for kids to play outside.
http://www.playgroundfun.org.uk/
Kryczka, Cathie (Spring 2002) Toddler Treasure Hunt : find the first signs of spring
http://www.todaysparent.com/craftsactivities/outdoors/article.jsp?content=978846&page=1
Pica, Rae (2006) What Makes a Game Great for Children?
http://www.movingandlearning.com/Resources/Articles23.htm
Play and learn activities. Moving & Learning
http://www.movingandlearning.com/Resources/Activities.htm
Outside in nature- National Wildlife Federation
http://www.nwf.org/outside/
Season - All– NWF Green Hour
http://nwf.forumone.com/content/activity
Outdoors : The Ultimate Playground (2002) Toronto City Public Health.
http://www.toronto.ca/health/playground/index.htm
Beckman, Sandra (2003) Outdoor Play in Winter : Wonderland or Nightmare?
Canadian Child Care Federation
http://www.cccf-fcsge.ca/practice/programming/outdoorplaywinter_en.htm
Outdoor daycare preschools
Denyer, Lucy Outdoor Preschools Gain Notice in UK.In Sunday Times (April 26,2009)
http://www.childrenandnature.org/news/detail/outdoor_preschools_gain_notice_in_uk/ Coleman, Lee. Waldorf School plans ‘forest kindergarten In the dailygazette.com(Saturday, March 28, 2009)
http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2009/mar/28/0328_gooutside/
Esterl, Mike German Tots Learn to Answer Call of Nature. In The Wall Street Journal(April 14, 2008)
http://www.naturalplaygrounds.ca/page.aspx?menu=39&app=175&cat1=453&tp=2&lk=no
Kaarby, Karen Marie Eid.(?) Children playing in the Nature P 121- 128
http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:JkFc3JpXUz0J:www.cecde.ie/english/pdf/Questions%2520of%2520Quality/Kaarby.pdf+Norway+outdoor+play+children&hl=no&ct=clnk&cd=13
Kids to face, embrace elements all day long at outdoor preschool.(October 2, 2008 ) CBC News Thursday,
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/10/02/ot-preschool-081002.html?ref=rss
Lichtenstein, Tehilla(October 13, 2003) Outdoor play in Jordan and Norway. In Exchange Every Day.
http://www.ccie.com/eed/issue.php?id=408
Little Earth Montessor, New Zealand
http://www.littleearth.school.nz/
Naturskolan in Lund(Nature school in Sweden)
http://www.naturskolan.lund.se/engelska/startframe.htm
Nature Preschools in Us
http://www.greenheartsinc.org/Nature_Preschools.html
Kaarby, Karen Marie Eid.(?) Children playing in the Nature P 121- 128
http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:JkFc3JpXUz0J:www.cecde.ie/english/pdf/Questions%2520of%2520Quality/Kaarby.pdf+Norway+outdoor+play+children&hl=no&ct=clnk&cd=13
Outdoor Pre-Schools in Norway I'm the Teacher,get me outside here! (video)
http://creativestarlearning.blogspot.com/
Reynolds, Cynthia ( Jan 22,2007 )
Everybody in the vegetable patch: no desks, no pencils; welcome to the U.Ks first preschool.In Mackleans
http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=20070122_139722_139722&source=srch=
Playgrounds and design
Adventure playground in Berlin
http://www.stadtteilfarm.org/english/english.html
Adventure playground : a children’s world in the city
Information about adventure playgrounds.
http://adventureplaygrounds.hampshire.edu/aboutme.html
Clarke, Alison(2005)Time to listen : young children’s perspectives on design . In Children in Europe p 28-29
http://www.childreninscotland.org.uk/docs/pubs/CIEflyer.pdf
Design for play
http://www.jcboushhconsulting.com/
Hart, Roger Containing children : some lessons on planning for play from New York City.Environment & Urbanization Vol 14 No 2 October 2002.
http://www.childfriendlycities.org/pdf/hart.pdf
Informedesign
http://www.informedesign.umn.edu/Rs.aspx?s=space&tId=697
Greenman, Jim. Places for Childhood in the 21st Century a Conceptual Framework. In May 2005 Journal of the National Association for the education of young children.
http://www.journal.naeyc.org/btj/200505/01Greenman.asp
Natural playground
http://www.naturalplaygrounds.ca/
Playscapes a blog about playground design
http://playgrounddesigns.blogspot.com/
Raver, Anne (October 7, 1999) Tutored by the Great Outdoors at a Southern Pines Playground. In New York Times.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E5D81431F934A35753C1A96F958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all
Skudeneshavn outdoor play in Karmøy,Norway.
http://www.karmoyped.no/lek/eng/teksteng.htm
Useful Websites and blogs
A better education
A blog on increasing the quality of education through the arts, immersion in nature, play, nutrition, and community.
http://abettereducation.blogspot.com/
Active Healthy kids Canada
http://www.activehealthykids.ca/
The American Association for the child’s Right to play
http://www.ipausa.org/
Children and Nature Network
http://www.childrenandnature.org/
Creative Learning
http://www.creativestarlearning.co.uk/website/index.asp?refID=1&pageType=C
Education.com . Nature Deficit Disorder
The Critical Role of Environmental Education for your Child’s Future
http://www.education.com/topic/nature-deficit-disorder/
Eyesonnature
http://www.eyesonnature.webs.com/profile.htm
Fun neighbourhoods
http://www.funneighbourhoods.com/
Free -Range kids
http://freerangekids.wordpress.com/
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
http://www.freeplaynetwork.org.uk/index.html
Green at Birth
http://www.greenatbirth.com/
Hooked on nature
http://www.hookedonnature.org/
I'm a teacher, take me outside here!
http://creativestarlearning.blogspot.com/
Kaboom
http://kaboom.org/
Play Spirits
http://www.playspirits.com/
Play Parks Central
http://www.findakidspark.com/
Let Kids Play
http://letkidsplay.blogspot.com/
Let's Go Outside
http://www.fws.gov/letsgooutside/
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.
http://www.londonplay.org.uk/document.php?document_id=1
National Institute For Play
http://www.nifplay.org/
National Wildlife Federation
NWF inspires Americans to protect wildlife for children's future.
http://www.nwf.org/schoolyard/
NWF- Green Hour
To give parents and caregivers the information, tools, and inspiration to get their kids -- and themselves -- outside,
http://www.greenhour.org/
Playborhood.com
http://oakvillenorth.playbourhood.com/
IPA, International Play Association
Promoting the Childs right to play
http://www.ipaworld.org/home.html
screentime.org
http://www.screentime.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/takinglearningoutdoors/index.asp
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
