by Jade Jurewicz A recent Royal Children’s Hospital of Melbourne Child Health poll revealed 94 per cent of parents recognise the necessity of play for a child’s health, including physical wellbeing and brain development. Despite noting its significance, less than half of Australian kids play outside most days and 80 per cent of adults would […]
Recent research out of the Royal Children’s Hospital delivered some good news — 94 per cent of parents recognise the benefits of play for a child’s physical, wellbeing and brain development. Good news for those of us in the business of raising happy, healthy humans. We know that a child’s physical, wellbeing and brain development […]
From the Wildlings Podcast website: We all know that getting children outside is good for them, but that doesn’t mean that everybody that works with/for children does. That is where organisations like Nature Play WA come in and why I have invited CEO and researcher, Dr. Kelsie Prabawa-Sear onto the podcast today to share why […]
The summer break is a perfect opportunity to experience the joy of blue space — coasts, rivers, lakes. Most of us who grew up around salt water hold fond memories of the smells associated with it. These smells can instantly transport a stressed adult mind back to feelings of childhood freedom with fresh winds and […]
by Kelsie Prabawa-Sear We are staring down the beginning of another long summer holiday and I’m wondering if other parents and carers are feeling like me — a bit out of form when it comes to making the most of summer with the kids. After a few years of restrictions, last summer resembling an inferno, […]
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