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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