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Creating Outdoor Environments
January 7, 2014
Being mindful can increase mental and emotional well-being.
-Psychologist Elyssa Barbash, Ph.D.
-Psychologist Elyssa Barbash, Ph.D.
"I want today’s child to have the same chances I had," declares James Wike in his article, "Why Outdoor Spaces for Children Matter So Much," in the Exchange Essential: Creating Outdoor Environments.
"As a landscape architect, I know that I chose the work I do in large part because of the chances I had as a child to explore outdoors. Whether I was working my way through a hemlock grove after a fresh snow or watching my twig 'boats' race down a ditch after a hard rain, I was learning about spatial volumes and basic physics. I’m concerned that many young children today just aren’t getting to do those kinds of things as much. Research shows a significant decline in the amount of time today’s children spend in the out-of-doors....
"I believe that if landscape architects like me and early childhood educators really work together, we can help reverse that trend.... Children benefit in so many ways from increased contact with the natural world. Let’s give them the gift of well-designed outdoor spaces that help them discover the true treasures of our world."
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Comments (2)
Displaying All 2 CommentsIvy Tech
South Bend, IN, United States
Yep, trying to be like China is always a great idea.
How can such a great country like ours have so very many idiots in places of influence and power?
Newton, NJ, United States
"I believe that if landscape architects like me and early childhood educators really work together, we can help reverse that trend...."
Agreed. So what do we do? How do we work to reverse the trend?
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