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Nature and ADHD
September 27, 2011
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Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home — so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person…Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere.
-Eleanor Roosevelt
A story in ScienceDaily (Sept. 19, 2011), shared with us by Zvia Dover described a study of more than 400 children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder which found a link between the children's routine play settings and the severity of their symptoms.  Those who regularly play in outdoor settings with lots of green (grass and trees, for example) have milder ADHD symptoms than those who play indoors or in built outdoor environments, the researchers found.  The association holds even when the researchers controlled for income and other variables.




Natural Playscapes

Natural Playscapes: Creating Outdoor Play Environments for the Soul
by Rusty Keeler, is an inspiring, yet practical resource on bringing outdoor playspaces to life. It describes how children relate to the natural world, gives many examples from around the world of how early childhood professionals and parents have planned and constructed natural playscapes. Included are blueprints, step-by-step instructions, and tip sheets such as "20 Ways to Create Natural Playscapes," and "15 Free or Low-Cost Things to Enrich Your Playscapes."

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rhonda rominski · September 29, 2011
head start
 merrill, wi, United States


Love the article we are blessed to have gotten a grant to establish a nature play scape at our site in Merrill.



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