Early Childhood & Nature

Free and unstructured play is so good for kids. Take a look at what unstructured play looks like and how to encourage more of it with your own kids.

Raising children in a modern day environment can be stressful and difficult at the best of times. But I genuinely believe that it should be regarded as an honour and a pleasure by all adults who are able to influence children in any way, whether you are an uncle, parent or just a friend of …

One of the greatest pleasures of my job as coordinator for the Carpinteria Garden Park is working with young people. The community garden hosts multiple class trips every semester, a

New research shows it's because they feel empowered by 'sustainable behaviors'.

Not any park will do. Two studies show that the type of green area affects everything from well-being to crime rate.

Janelle Lynch's book of nature photographs is a beautiful invitation to take all the time in the world to become alive to our senses and our surroundings.

A growing number of schools are offering training for emotional and social skills that can benefit kids in school and throughout their life.

Finding good, quality books featuring people of color can be a challenge. Here are 30 great picture books with black males at the center.

Karine Gravel, the mother of young boys, opened La Garderie Nature last October, in a building she helped design that backs onto a forest in the Saguenay suburb of Chicoutimi-Nord.

A connection to nature may make children happier and more eco-conscious, a recent study shows. And we all need that now.

Only the elderly remember how many more birds, bees, butterflies and bunnies used to inhabit their backyards. Sadly, the young don’t realize they’re disappearing. Researchers are identifying a dangerous trend when it comes to wildlife conservation – young people aren’t aware of the massive declines in wild animal populations, because …

Should playgrounds be a little less safe? That's what some play specialists are advocating.