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Experiential education in nature; empowering programs for youths with social emotional learning issues; teaching sustainability & conservation.

[Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius]

Prediction: These things will sell like hotcakes, will become iconic (with clubs and meetups like the Jeep community) and the after-market industry will be sick.

Also, the Gen Z problem of not being able to afford a new car will be eradicated as other manufacturers follow suit.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Scenes from a Danish kindergarten.

In Denmark, kids are encouraged to get muddy on a regular basis. Getting dirty isn't just fun, it's beneficial. Mud play boosts creativity, strengthens sensory development, and even supports a healthier immune system.

[Mercury One @Mercury1Charity]

Praise God.

[FeroniaForward @FeroniaForward]

Time in nature changes kids' brains on a structural level, imaging data show https://t.co/bdcEgX1tSg

[FeroniaForward @FeroniaForward]

How Nature Restores Our Minds | Psychology Today https://t.co/LqC07BkWqv

[FeroniaForward @FeroniaForward]

School in the Woods; kids in nature - The New Falcon Herald https://t.co/q04IHwk2rJ

[𝔾𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕝𝕕 𝕊𝕖𝕟𝕪𝕠𝕟𝕛𝕠 @geraldseny]

Monday thought:
Trees teach us simple truths; slow growth, deep roots, quiet resilience… a reminder that real strength doesn’t need to be loud…🌳🌏

[FeroniaForward @FeroniaForward]

ONE Forest School reconnects children with nature https://t.co/VL1mZgQldt

[FeroniaForward @FeroniaForward]

FRIENDS OF YOUTH & NATURE: Back-to-School Nature Reset: 15 Minutes Outside Can Transform Your Child's Day
 | Outdoors | https://t.co/QNJeXbvmhn https://t.co/73rBjxurEb

[FeroniaForward @FeroniaForward]

Is Sacrifice the Missing Link to Manhood? | The Epoch Times https://t.co/c3VUzFdlM1

[FeroniaForward @FeroniaForward]

5 Ways to Encourage Kids To Spend Time Outdoors | SUCCESS https://t.co/cUwnga3zZs

[Tony Heller 🇺🇸 🇯🇵 @TonyClimate]

Outlanders

https://t.co/HgWVY6CMsY

[Lenore Skenazy @FreeRangeKids]

What Kids Told Us About How to Get Them Off Their Phones

My piece in @TheAtlantic, co-authored by @JonHaidt and Zach Rausch, looked at a Harris Poll of kids age 8-12. More than 75% agree:

"I'd be on my phone LESS if I could play in the neighborhood MORE."

The poll also found that, given the choice between enjoying time with friends in:

A – Unstructured play, like pick-up basketball, or exploring the neighborhood.
B – Adult-led activities, like ballet or soccer.
C – Socializing online.

Option A won and it wasn't even close!

KIDS WANT FREE TIME WITH EACH OTHER IN REAL LIFE.

It's when we DON'T GIVE THAT TO THEM that they GO ONLINE. Phone time is their DEFAULT, not their DESIRE.

At the same time, the poll found that kids are barely allowed to do ANYTHING on their own!

* Most kids are not allowed to be without an adult in public spaces (street, park, playground, stores).

* Most have rarely or never walked around without an adult.

* Fewer than half of the 8-9 year olds have even been to another aisle at the grocery on their own.

* More than a quarter of the 8-9 year olds – and 1 in 5 of the older kids — aren’t even allowed to play in their own front yard!

We can't keep blaming kids for being tech-addicted zombies when we barely give them any alternatives.

@LetGrowOrg, the nonprofit Jonathan Haidt and I helped co-found, we have FREE materials for SCHOOLS and PARENTS that make it easy and normal to give kids a little more leash.

Until we do, going online will be kids' ESCAPE HATCH from an overprotected, under-stimulating, micro-managed childhood.

Visit https://t.co/uwdzqslo4n to see how to step back so kids step up! We've got FREE materials for schools, parents and therapists!

[FeroniaForward @FeroniaForward]

Psychologist explains why time spent in nature can help kids’ brain development and mental health | WVTF https://t.co/HwxiwkMGkw

[Lenore Skenazy @FreeRangeKids]

Award-winning filmmakers are teaming up w/ The Anxious Generation Movement to make a documentary about growing up with phones & social media, and they want Gen Z to tell the story.

If you're a fearless 17-25 year old with a strong POV, apply below!
https://t.co/UHRAuS38dO

[GreatNonprofits @GreatNonprofits]

When we lift others, we rise together. Discover nonprofits with proven impact and authentic reviews from those whose lives have been changed. https://t.co/TxrpqpJonf #Community

[FeroniaForward @FeroniaForward]

Connecting kids with nature should be everybody’s priority. Feronia Forward has provided scholarships to over 7,500 youths so far….

Come along for a hike and hear how one woman is helping CT kids connect with nature https://t.co/cLHZueBgMT

[FeroniaForward @FeroniaForward]

The science of awe and wonder: children in nature. https://t.co/hiixs60bN0

[Rich 🐺 @heywildrich]

i live near one of the largest deposits of somalians in the country - my friends that are police or work in the courts tell me they all have fake birthdays.

most of them put 1/1/2000 or something similar when they get here, but make sure to say their spawns are one or two years, no matter how hold.

this serves a few purposes, they often will share a single driver's license and it's impossible to know it's not them when they are pulled over, because they look the same and all say the same birthday. hard to find them when they don't show up for court for the same reasons.

for the spawns, even if they are clearly 6 years old or more, they say one or two, that way the length of time they are able to collect EBT and childcare vouchers and be on WIC and various programs for children is longer.

the legal system allows this. they show up from some random place with literally nothing, and just say whatever and it's accepted at face value. industrial scale scams happening.