In research to be published today in Child Development ... themselves with the 'nature' perspective) attribute the quick learning to a genetic predisposition, pointing to examples like ducklings ...

Children, especially those living in big cities, are experiencing less and less time in nature which can lead to a decrease in cognitive development, according to a study published by Nature ...

But a new child-development theory bridges the nature vs. nurture models ... "unidimensional" and easier to quantify than guidance. Examples include: how parents reinforce their children's ...

Growing Outdoors In The Media Age" explores nature's powerful role in children's health and development through the experience of toddlers, children in middle childhood and adolescents.

People with more conservative temperaments, for example, ensure some security ... which is so crucial to human development that children engaged in it even in Nazi concentration camps.

Practicing reciprocity between humans and nature—namely caring relationships between people and nature when they perceive ...

A literature review by Louise Chawla, professor emerita at the University of Colorado Boulder and CEDaR fellow, finds children are happier ... and sharing examples of people who care for nature.