Let Children Play Outside! It's Their Right.

LISTEN, ADVOCATE AND LIBERATE. 

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Children have the right to be healthy. Being outdoors can make you healthy and happy! Being outside benefits physical and mental health! Physical health benefits include being active (exercise), increased Vitamin D, improved sleep, boosted immunity and lower stress/anxiety. 

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Children are capable and confident mighty learners. They each have their own voice and should feel empowered to use that voice! Children have the right to express their views, thoughts and feelings. When a child asks to play outside the answer should always be yes unless there are extenuating circumstances. Children have the right to give their input on any and all decisions that effect them this includes where and when they are allowed to PLAY. 

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Early Childhood Education programs should help children develop in all domains. Outdoor play is essential to child development. Through outdoor play children learn how to interact socially, problem solve, regulate emotions, develop motor skills, math, science, language and environmental sustainability.

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Explains Public Health Agency of Canada's role in the promotion and protection of the rights of children in Canada under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted on November 20th, 1989.

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How Your Kid’s Microbiome Is Affected When They Play Outside

A new study found that kids at day cares developed more diverse microbiomes and had less inflammatory immune systems when nature was brought into their playgrounds.

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Forest Schools: What Are They And What Are The Benefits?

TBH, they sound ~magical~

“When children have access to the same natural space on a regular basis they are provided with opportunities to build an ongoing relationship with the land, to a dedicated educator, to one another and to themselves through this educational approach.” (Dietze & Kashin, 2019)

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The Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health (CCMOH) Position Statement supports and endorses the Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play (2015).