Most parents say the same thing: they want their little ones to spend more time outside. Fewer screens, more fresh air, more movement. And yet, in everyday life, reality looks different. When it's cold, we stay indoors. When it's muddy, we avoid going out. When questions about safety arise, we choose the “more controlled” option.
This is how many children end up having access to nature rather occasionally, although, paradoxically, parents consider it important.
At the same time, the research is becoming clearer. An extensive report published by UNICEF (2018) – Learning through play points out that in the early years of life, children learn most effectively through active exploration in real contexts involving movement, interaction and varied environments. And nature provides exactly this kind of context: unpredictable, richly sensory and open.
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