Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children

It might seem that the city has everything a child needs: school, clubs, entertainment centers, playgrounds. However, that’s not enough. Often children lack free contact with nature. Occupational therapist Angela Hanscom writes about the importance of unrestrained play outdoors—play that supports children’s physical, sensory, intellectual, and social development. FROM THE BOOK YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO: – overcome the fear that when a child plays in nature they might get hurt; – organize a space for a child’s free self-expression in the city; – weekly outdoor play will help your child become stronger, smarter, and more inventive.