The Decline of Play Outdoors in Children - And the Rise in Sensory Issues
Course: #30568Level: IntroductorySubject Area: Advancing children's physical and intellectual development 1 Hour 340 ReviewsThis course offers several strategies to help children thrive in outdoor environments using a therapeutic approach to nature play. Angela Hanscom uses the same philosophy that lies at the heart of her popular TimberNook program - that nature is the ultimate sensory experience, and that psychological and physical health improves for children when they spend time outside on a regular basis - as she provides these strategies.
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to identify developmental changes between this generation and past generations.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe the underlying reasons for the increase in sensory, motor, and social issues.
- After this course, participants will be able to name ways to foster healthy sensory and motor development, creativity, and independence with outdoor play in all environmental settings.
Course created on March 20, 2018
Agenda
0-10 Minutes | Introduction |
10-35 Minutes | The decline of outdoor play and how it is affecting the senses |
35-60 Minutes | How time outside improves sensory integration and other developmental skills |
Reviews
340 ReviewsPresented By
Angela Hanscom
MOT OTR/L
Angela J. Hanscom is a pediatric occupational therapist and founder of TimberNook—an award-winning developmental and nature-based program that has gained international popularity. She is also the author of Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children. Awarded a “Hometown Hero” by Glamour magazine for her innovative work with TimberNook, Hanscom has also been a frequent contributor to The Washington Post, and was featured on the NPR education blog, Children & Nature Network, Edutopia, and Johnson & Johnson TEDx Talks.
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