| Well we know sitting in front of video games and t.v. | | | | also gives our children a sense of adventure if they |
| are not health beneficial.Being out doors help's our | | | | live near woods,always making sure they never enter |
| children to become creative.It is also known that | | | | extremely wooded areas alone. |
| children sleep better when they have played | | | | Children with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). This |
| outdoors.My own children spent hours outdoors, and | | | | study examined the relationship between children's |
| though they came in filthy ,ninety percent of the time, | | | | nature exposure through leisure activities and their |
| they were so exhausted they would fall asleep in their, | | | | attentional functioning using both within and |
| before bed bath.I did not mind the dirt on them nor did | | | | between-subjects comparisons. Parents were |
| my wife ,it meant to us, that our children had a great | | | | surveyed regarding their child's attentional functioning |
| time. | | | | after activities in several settings. Results indicate that |
| The benefits of outdoor play,can be found physically | | | | children function better than usual after activities in |
| and mentally.Physically we know the | | | | green settings and that the "greener" a child's play |
| benefits,strength,endurance,and builds coordination. | | | | area, the less severe his or her attention deficit |
| Physical activity: mats, balls, riding toys, etc. Playing | | | | symptoms. Thus, contact with nature may support |
| outside is a valuable activity for babies, toddlers, and | | | | attentional functioning in a population of children who |
| preschoolers because of the many ways it promotes | | | | desperately need attentional support. |
| their development. Babies, toddlers and preschoolers | | | | Besides all this, playing outdoors reduces stress in kids. |
| are sensory-motor learners. Besides all the health | | | | Children express and work out emotional aspects of |
| benefits, playing outside stretches children's thinking and | | | | every day experiences through unstructured |
| knowledge. Children need coordination, they need a | | | | play.Children allowed to play freely with peers learn |
| chance to practice their basic physical skills. Outdoor | | | | skills for seeing things through another persons |
| play time also allows children to move freely and make | | | | perspective, cooperating, sharing, and solving problems. |
| noise - forms of self-expression that are often | | | | Children learn from motion.As adults we know that we |
| restricted indoors. | | | | learn through doing, it is the same for children. |
| Too often these days we are afraid to allow our | | | | Developing perceptual abilities might suffer when so |
| children to play outside.There are so many dangers | | | | many of their experiences are through |
| waiting around every corner,But i say to you,make | | | | media,computers,books,and homework.the sense of |
| groups,get a bunch of kids together and make games | | | | smell,touch,and taste are wonderful ways to learn. |
| with them ,or for them ,or just be close by to make | | | | Children who are more free to spend time out doors, |
| sure no injurries occur.I know as a working parent it is | | | | gain courage in moving through the larger world.They |
| very hard to make sure your kids get out side daily.If | | | | should gain the ability to navigate their immediate |
| neighbors could come together and each take one | | | | surroundings,in safety,thus layng the foundation,for the |
| day a week to encourage the children in your | | | | competence to eventually lead their own lives. |
| neighborhood to play together.Each parent taking turns | | | | The world we live in today is increasingly complex,and |
| on the different days of the week,before long you will | | | | a little scary,but the fact remains,our children need,as |
| have very busy kids,not to mention free time for the | | | | much as we did,The freedom to feel the wind on their |
| seperate parents,who's turn it is not. | | | | cheek ,the kiss of the sun,and engage in self-paced |
| Having kids go out and pick different leaves up to put | | | | play.Ignoring the developmental functions of |
| in wax paper is a great way to get them outside and | | | | unstructured outdoor play denies children the |
| walking around.The children adore little art projects | | | | opportunity to expand their imaginations beyond the |
| such as this.There are many benefits to outdoor play.It | | | | constraints of the classroom. |