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

by Angela J. Hanscom
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  • Nature is the ultimate sensory experience.
  • Print Length: 256 pages
  • Adult
  • Paperback

Description

In this important book, a pediatric occupational therapist and founder of TimberNook, shows how outdoor play and unstructured freedom of movement, are vital for children's cognitive development and growth, and offers tons of fun, engaging ways to help ensure that kids grow into healthy, balanced, and resilient adults.

  • Print Length: 256 pages
  • Today's kids have adopted sedentary lifestyles filled with television, video games, and computer screens. But more and more, studies show that children need "rough and tumble" outdoor play in order to develop their sensory, motor, and executive functions.
  • Disturbingly, a lack of movement has been shown to lead to a number of health and cognitive difficulties, such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), emotion regulation and sensory processing issues, and aggressiveness at school recess break.
  • Today it is rare to find children rolling down hills, climbing trees, or spinning in circles just for fun.
  • Children have fewer opportunities for unstructured outdoor play than ever before, and recess times at school are shrinking due to demanding educational environments.
  • With this book, you'll discover little things you can do anytime, anywhere to help your kids achieve the movement they need to be happy and healthy in mind, body and spirit.

Material:
Paperback

Style #:
BK-253735

Sizing tip: We often use European sizing along with US sizing to help guide you to the right fit. In many cases, if you know your child's height, this actually can help guide you better than age. We did the work for you so you do not have to convert- use this chart to find their height. Outerwear is made to layer over clothes- getting this right should be all the work you need to do. When looking at boots, use current tennis shoe sizing. Boot sizes are in T (Toddler) and Y (Youth)- not by age.

CM

Inches

Feet

80

31.5

2.6

90

35.4

3.0

92

36.2

3.0

98

38.5

3.2

100

39.3

3.3

104

40.9

3.4

110

43.3

3.6

116

45.6

3.8

120

47.2

3.9

122

48

4.0

128

50.4

4.2

130

51.2

4.3

134

52.7

4.4

140

55.1

4.6

146

57.4

4.8

150

59

4.9

152

59.8

5.0

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