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Using Field Guides With Your Children

What is that bug? Where do squirrels go in the winter? Is there a difference between a frog and a toad? If these...

Topics: Nature and the Outdoors | Nature Deficit Disorder | Camping, Hiking, & Family Outdoors | Green Living
Get Wild With Your Child on a Nature Scavenger Hunt

Climbing trees, digging in the dirt, playing in a creek…these are fond childhood memories for many parents. Children...

Topics: Nature and the Outdoors | Nature Deficit Disorder
Great Field Guides for Young and Old

There are many great field guides available that will make a walk or hike with your child both fun and educational. What...

Topics: Nature and the Outdoors | Nature Deficit Disorder | Camping, Hiking, & Family Outdoors | Green Living
Citizen Science Can Renew A Child's Love of Nature

We all know that humans are making a negative impact on the environment. In fact, worldwide, we lose plant and insect...

Topics: Citizenship | Nature Deficit Disorder | Camping, Hiking, & Family Outdoors | Green Living
The Importance of Getting Young Children Out In Nature

As parents, you are probably as concerned as I am that your children get the very best education possible. We know that...

Topics: Nature and the Outdoors | Nature Deficit Disorder | Camping, Hiking, & Family Outdoors
A Life-Shaping Week: The Outdoor Education Experience

For over fifty years, children have been taking part in a life-shaping week at the Glen Helen Schoolcamp in Southwestern...

Topics: Nature and the Outdoors | Nature Deficit Disorder
A Mother and Daughter Discuss the Transformative Power of Nature

During much of my career in education, I have provided professional development to environmental educators. I understand...

Topics: Nature and the Outdoors | Nature Deficit Disorder | Motherhood | Green Living
Environmental Education Programs Help Kids Connect to the Earth

When I began my career in professional ministry I directed the program at a church summer camp, Camp Galilee on Lake...

Topics: Nature and the Outdoors | Nature Deficit Disorder
Nature Activities for Middle School Girls

We all recognize early adolescence as a special challenge. We know that spurts in physical, social, emotional, and...

Topics: Nature and the Outdoors | Nature Deficit Disorder | Green Living
My Box of Rocks: A Fun Outdoor Activity for Kids and Parents

This activity is fun for preschool, primary, and elementary school children. Doing it involves no out-of-pocket expense,...

Topics: Extracurricular Activities | Nature and the Outdoors | Nature Deficit Disorder | Green Living

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