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Considering that kids who have a greater appreciation for the environment have higher test scores, it’s no surprise that parents are looking for plenty of ways to get their children outdoors.
One parent, Heidi Ahrens, took that desire one step further when she created the website Outdoor Baby a year… Read the rest

Children across the world can rejoice over a new study that concludes they should be allowed (and encouraged) to get dirty.
In a report published in the online edition of Nature Medicine scientists claim that being too clean can impair the skin’s natural ability to heal. In short, every time… Read the rest

The religious pilgrimage route to Northern Spain is one of endurance and mental strength. Most walk the entire route across half of Spain, while some bike the journey. Their purpose: for adventure, religion or simply the experience.
John Colley decided to do it his … Read the restway. The British-born photographer and artist

They started by opening Afghanistan’s first co-educational skate school. Now the team behind Skateistan — who has created quite an international buzz for combining sports and positive change — is opening up Afghanistan’s first indoor skate park. The project has been in the works for two years, so we’re sure… Read the rest

Earlier this year we reported on Skateistan, a co-ed skate school in Afghanistan. After its succesful opening, the school has attracted a lot of international success, being honored for its commitment to improve the lives of children who have grown up in a chaotic political environment. The school, housed in… Read the rest

Obesity is nothing to joke about — as seen by yesterday’s post on special double sized chairs in Brazil. But with society going the way that it’s going, and kids switching out play time for cheese puff time, we have to shed some light on some of the more absurd… Read the rest

Nature is not just a place that we can enjoy a few days out of the year when we take off on vacation; our bodies are dependent on interaction with the natural world. Unfortunately, nowadays, that connection is quickly diminishing and we’re raising an industrialized generation that doesn’t know the… Read the rest

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Think back to your childhood. Was it filled with afternoons spent climbing trees, swimming in lakes, running in parks? Spending time outdoors seems like a no-brainer –  in fact, a necessary part of growing up — but for today’s generation of children, that is not