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What About The Teenagers?
“A weed is a plant whose virtue is yet to be discovered.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Jenny joined our nature immersion program after her mother chose to take her out of school at the end of 6th grade. Worried about Jenny’s mental health, her mother felt that the current...
Don’t Sleep Like A Baby!
Guest Author: Heather Boyd, Occupational Therapist There was a time in the early months of parenting when I counted my son’s sleep in minutes. Not hours, not half hours, and not even quarters of an hour. Minutes. I wrote down these minutes on scraps of paper in...
A simple trick to help children wake up with ease.
My alarm goes off and the feeling of dread comes over me. I am about to begin the morning battle with my 9-year-old. I tiptoe into her room and place a gentle hand on her back. With a soft sing-songy voice I recite:“Hey sweetheart, it’s morning and time to get up.”...
Fear, anxiety, and trauma response. How you can support a child who is having an emotional meltdown.
“Trauma isn’t what happens to you, trauma is what happens inside you."-Dr. Gabor Mate We are at a stop sign on a little backroad when my nine year old flings her seat belt off and throws the car door open with an ear-bending squeal. I freak out too and yell “Close the...
Driving Fast, Taking Chances. Why Risk Taking Supports Healthy Development.
Why does the phrase "Drive fast, take chances" elicit both laughter and fear? Researchers have identified a kind of developmentally important play called "Scary Funny." Listen to this engaging conversation with Mariana Brussoni, risk researcher from the University of...
Bridging Nature Webcast – April 29th 2020
Come and see the forest through the trees. Want to receive free resources? Let us help you walk kids and teens through the wall of green.
Bridging Nature Webcast – April 22nd 2020
Is nature connection enough? Noa Kamplain joins the Bridging Nature Webcast to discuss how nature supported her growth as a young person. As a young girl, Noa spent her days wandering the creek behind her house, playing in the garden among the sunflowers,...
Bridging Nature Webcast – April 15th 2020
Come and see the forest through the trees. Want to receive free resources? Let us help you walk kids and teens through the wall of green.
Bridging nature in uncertain times – April 6th 2020
About the Guests Kerry Crofton Kerry is a health educator and founder of Global Alliance for Brain and Heart Health,a Canadian charity organization. Kerry is also a mother, grandmother and author. Her latest book is “Less Screen, More Green: The Mindful...
Bridging nature in uncertain times – April 3rd 2020
Tech, Sleep and more! Kerry Crofton, Ph.d and author of “The Family Tech Plan – Less Screen, More Green: Reconnecting the family with each other and the natural world.” joins us for this informative session where we discuss this challenging time when many...
Minimize negative behaviors. Maximize your child’s gifts. Our brand new three part course is here: Parenting with a Nature-Led Approach
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