http://blog.nwf.org/2009/10/be-out-there-the-ten-reasons-parents-should-care-about-outdoor-time-for-kids/ The National Wildlife Federation's blog Mon, 20 May 2013 19:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blog.nwf.org/2009/10/be-out-there-the-ten-reasons-parents-should-care-about-outdoor-time-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-2001 morrisboyd Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:00:47 +0000 http://blog.nwf.org/wildlifepromise/2009/10/12/be-out-there-the-ten-reasons-parents-should-care-about-outdoor-time-for-kids/#comment-2001 We are educational planners. We work with architects and school districts designing schools. Many schools are being built in densely populated areas with little access to outdoor fields or play areas. We constantly are trying to justify outside areas for curriculum purposes besides PE. This list is great but it would be a stronger mandate if you could link each point to documented research. thanks

]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2009/10/be-out-there-the-ten-reasons-parents-should-care-about-outdoor-time-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-4346 morrisboyd Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:00:00 +0000 http://blog.nwf.org/wildlifepromise/2009/10/12/be-out-there-the-ten-reasons-parents-should-care-about-outdoor-time-for-kids/#comment-4346 We are educational planners. We work with architects and school districts designing schools. Many schools are being built in densely populated areas with little access to outdoor fields or play areas. We constantly are trying to justify outside areas for curriculum purposes besides PE. This list is great but it would be a stronger mandate if you could link each point to documented research. thanks

]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2009/10/be-out-there-the-ten-reasons-parents-should-care-about-outdoor-time-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-4246 morrisboyd Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:00:00 +0000 http://blog.nwf.org/wildlifepromise/2009/10/12/be-out-there-the-ten-reasons-parents-should-care-about-outdoor-time-for-kids/#comment-4246 We are educational planners. We work with architects and school districts designing schools. Many schools are being built in densely populated areas with little access to outdoor fields or play areas. We constantly are trying to justify outside areas for curriculum purposes besides PE. This list is great but it would be a stronger mandate if you could link each point to documented research. thanks

]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2009/10/be-out-there-the-ten-reasons-parents-should-care-about-outdoor-time-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-2000 Mary Rothschild Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:09:54 +0000 http://blog.nwf.org/wildlifepromise/2009/10/12/be-out-there-the-ten-reasons-parents-should-care-about-outdoor-time-for-kids/#comment-2000 Thanks for this post. Great to be reminded of all the reasons for outside play. It would be helpful, though, to have references to the research behind the statements so people can go deeper into the matter. I would particularly like to see the research on nearsightedness. Again, thanks.

]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2009/10/be-out-there-the-ten-reasons-parents-should-care-about-outdoor-time-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-4345 Mary Rothschild Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:09:00 +0000 http://blog.nwf.org/wildlifepromise/2009/10/12/be-out-there-the-ten-reasons-parents-should-care-about-outdoor-time-for-kids/#comment-4345 Thanks for this post. Great to be reminded of all the reasons for outside play. It would be helpful, though, to have references to the research behind the statements so people can go deeper into the matter. I would particularly like to see the research on nearsightedness. Again, thanks.

]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2009/10/be-out-there-the-ten-reasons-parents-should-care-about-outdoor-time-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-4245 Mary Rothschild Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:09:00 +0000 http://blog.nwf.org/wildlifepromise/2009/10/12/be-out-there-the-ten-reasons-parents-should-care-about-outdoor-time-for-kids/#comment-4245 Thanks for this post. Great to be reminded of all the reasons for outside play. It would be helpful, though, to have references to the research behind the statements so people can go deeper into the matter. I would particularly like to see the research on nearsightedness. Again, thanks.

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