PREP Audio - Children and Nature: Beyond the Playground
May 2011, Volume 6, No. 5

Children and Nature: Beyond the Playground

Children and Nature: Beyond the Playground

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Learning Objectives

  • Recognize how media encroaches on everyday life.
  • Summarize how early participation in organized sport impacts childhood.
  • Identify the effects of a walk in the woods and other forms of nature therapy.
  • Describe the anxiety-depression connection.
  • Outline the effects of “stranger danger” and other features of a culture of fear.
  • Define parental responsibility in choosing a child’s camp.
  • Recommend camp strategies for children with chronic or disabling diseases.
Children and Nature: Beyond the Playground

Richard Louv Chairman, The Children and Nature Network

Mr. Louv disclosed no financial relationship relevant to this issue. This issue does not contain a discussion of unapproved/investigative use of a commercial product/device.

Children and Nature: Beyond the Playground

Edward Walton, MD, FACEP, FAAP

Dr. Walton disclosed no financial relationship relevant to this issue. This issue does not contain a discussion of unapproved/investigative use of a commercial product/device.

Children and Nature: Beyond the Playground

Michael O. Rich, MD, MPH, FAAP

Dr. Rich disclosed no financial relationship relevant to this issue. This issue does not contain a discussion of unapproved/investigative use of a commercial product/device.

Children and Nature: Beyond the Playground

Molly O’Shea, MD, FAAP

Dr. O’Shea disclosed no financial relationship relevant to this issue. This issue does not contain a discussion of unapproved/investigative use of a commercial product/device.