Remember when free range parenting was just… parenting? When “don’t come home until the street lights come on” was the expectation, not the exception. Today, childhood looks different. Children are ...

Like many children, I had some odd food habits as a kid. One of my favorite snacks—a snack I could make on my own without help from my mom and dad—only featured two ingredients: a slice of white bread ...

Scientists report a rise in nature anxiety, or biophobia, warning that humans are losing touch with the natural world. Here's ...

HUDSONVILLE, MI – An early childhood education facility could be coming to the Hudsonville Nature Center. The Hudsonville Planning Commission is set to review ODC Network’s application for a new ...

Early Childhood Education (ECE) is a critical phase that lays the foundation for lifelong intellectual, social, and emotional development. Advances in neuroscience, psychology, and pedagogical ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — Throughout her 18 years working in children’s education and three years working with ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - Dubuque has been selected to join a national initiative to make it easier for children to learn and play in nature. “It’s not just about developing a stewardship, ethic, or a ...

pt. I. The new relationship between children and nature. Gifts of nature -- The third frontier -- The criminalization of natural play -- pt. II. Why the young (and the rest of us) need nature.

The question of whether human behavior is driven by innate biological forces or the product of our learning and environment has been a popular discussion at cocktail parties and scientific conferences ...