Recent research confirms that climate change is having serious negative effects on
children's and adolescents' mental health. Being aware of global warming, its dramatic …

A growing evidence base has demonstrated the value of Forest School as an outdoor
learning approach which supports a range of benefits including improved physical, social …

The present contribution aimed to analyze the effects of a motor program intervention (ie, I-
MovE intervention) implemented indoors and outdoors at nursery school, on children's …

Natural environments are beneficial for cognitive functioning and affect. Appraisals of such
benefits can lead to the development of pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors in the …

Time in nature, including in organised settings like Forest Schools, is associated with a
range of benefits for child development. Parents are typically the facilitators or enablers of …

Being in nature improves wellbeing and health, but opportunities for children to spend time
outside in a natural environment can be limited. Forest School programmes offer this …

This study delves into the dynamics of parenting styles and their impact on the cognitive and
social–affective development of children within diverse family populations, contextualized …

Background and purpose Early years experiences shape a child's physical, cognitive and
emotional development. Spending time in greenspaces offers benefits for children's …

The idea of learning outside the classroom, ie learning outdoors, is not at all new and recent.
The beginnings of outdoor learning can be found in the works of pedagogical classics …

This resource summarises what the research evidence says about the different types of
contacts with nature ('nature contacts') that promote child wellbeing. It describes a common …