The presence of greenspaces near homes and schools is strongly associated with improved physical activity and mental health outcomes in kids, according to a massive review of data from nearly 300 ...

How can we help our children navigate the complexities of the modern world while nurturing their emotional well-being?

The World Health Organization (WHO) is rewriting the rulebook on how fast and fat children should grow. Their new healthy growth guidelines, due to be released next year, should help fight ...

A new study has shown that connectedness to nature makes children more likely to perform sustainable behaviors, which in turn gives them greater levels of happiness. In light of these findings and ...

With COVID-19, what challenges and opportunities are there for connecting with nature? It depends where we are. COVID-19 can result in more time with families going outside in nature with the kids, ...

A law that restricts social media use to people 16 and over goes into effect in December, but much about it remains unclear ...

It includes around 400 words related to nature including badger, bird, caterpillar, daffodil, feather, hedgehog, invertebrate, ladybird, ocean, python, sunflower, tadpole, vegetation, and zebra.

They came up with a definition of what "connected to nature" actually means and then developed a questionnaire with 16 statements designed to assess the level of connection among children.

Sharing Nature with children brought families out to Lakenenland in Chocolay Township. Each child received a free nature-based book and had the chance to plant seeds. MARESA Great Start ...

The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development define homelessness differently. This has serious consequences for children.

The first research definition of what is meant by post acute COVID-19, dubbed 'Long COVID' in children and young people has been formally agreed, reveals a landmark study accepted for publication ...