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Episode 6 - Get OUTSIDE - Connecting children with nature

Joanna Snyder of Lawrence Hall of Science at UC-Berkeley, joins us to talk about the importance of connecting children with nature, and she also provides tips on how your family can get started outdoors.
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CONNECTING WITH NATURE

Episode 6
​Topics discussed include:
  • ​Causes of children spending less time outside
  • Consequences of nature defencencies 
  • Benefits of outside time
  • Outdoor activities

Resources Mentioned:

Books
  • Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv
  • How to Raise a Wild Child: The Art and Science of Falling in Love with Nature by Scott Sampson
  • The Sense of Wonder by Rachel Carson
  • Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor
  • The Other Way to Listen by Byrd Baylor
Website
  • Ask a Naturalist 
  • Take a Child Outside
Apps
  • Merlin
  • iNaturalist
  • Leaf Snap​

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