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 ...

Nature’s careers team asked several early ... who waited until starting her postdoc to have her first child. “You can find your own creative combination of things that works for you.” ...

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 wildlife company founder has shared five ways to help children connect with nature. In honour of Children's Mental Health Week, which runs from February 3-9, Alex Gill, founder of the Awesome ...

Studies have found that if children spend just 60 minutes in nature, their risk of mental health issues is halved. This is why Mr Gill has pulled together a list of his favourite ways to get children ...

Although child neurology is generally considered to be a new discipline, its origins can be traced back as far as the 1600s (Ashwal S [Ed.; 1990] The Founders of Child Neurology. San Francisco ...

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 ...

"Nature play" is a widely used term developed to describe children's play that takes place in a natural environment and/or involves interaction with natural elements and features, such as water ...

We spoke to the experts about the benefits of nature and the outdoors for your child’s mental and physical development. It might feel natural to want to control everything to keep your little ...