I looked at over 400 children’s drawings so you don’t have to
Between adorable hedgehogs and questionable handwriting, I found clues about how children understand the natural world
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More trees, more exercise
What a short study says about childhood habits, urban design and green space
Maternity leave as an act of ecological surrender
Why preparing for maternity leave has reminded me that we are bound by the same needs, limits and seasons as every other living thing
We're living through a transformation of experience
Nature hasn't disappeared from modern life, but our relationship with it is changing in ways we barely understand
The worlds children grow up in
A conversation between a child psychiatrist and a social ecologist about nature, mental health and what shapes children’s wellbeing
New roots in new gardens
How one garden held my childhood, witnessed loss and taught me what I want for my own child
We’re using the wrong ruler to measure progress
Why improving life is not the same thing as improving wealth
What if classrooms had plants?
A small experiment that reveals a big gap in how we design spaces for children
Why do we have a word for ‘nature’ at all?
Different cultures describe the world in radically different ways—and they see things we miss
Children learn best when they forget they're being taught
Why going outside isn't a break from learning. It is learning.