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Nature Play as an answer to the emerging issue of naturedeficitdisorder What is Nature Play Nature play includes any unstructured play outdoors such as riding a bike climbing a tree bush walking swimming at the beach and catching tadpoles ID: 140713

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Slide1

The Importance of nature to a child’s wellbeing and environmental identity:

Nature Play as an answer to the emerging issue of ‘

nature-deficit-disorder

’Slide2

What is Nature Play?

Nature

play

includes any unstructured play outdoors, such as riding a bike, climbing a tree, bush walking, swimming at the beach and catching tadpoles. Slide3

The Nature Play Movement

The Nature Play movement was established to increase the time children spend in unstructured play outdoors and in nature.

It is founded on the understanding that unstructured

play, outdoors in nature is fundamental to a full and healthy childhood and fosters a nature connection and environmental identity. Slide4

Nature-Deficit-Disorder

Nature

Play was inspired by the ideas of American social commentator Richard Louv

who argues that increasing urbanisation, less access to natural areas and the lure of screen-time has resulted in a childhood that is increasingly spent indoors, contributing to a wide range of health and behavioural problems.

Louv

coined the term

‘nature-deficit-disorder’

to describe this

phenomenon of childhood increasingly being spent indoors.Slide5

“…the first environmental crisis is the potential collapse of the natural world …… the second environmental crisis is the removal of children from the natural world”.

George Monbiot “What

 they  do  not  know,  they  will  

not protect

,  and  what  they  do  not  protect,   they  will  lose”

.

Charles JordanSlide6
Slide7

Removal of children from nature

1. Urbanisation

2. Modern lifestyles

3. Screen time4. Parental fearsSlide8
Slide9

Benefits of nature to a child’s wellbeing

1. Cognitive

2. Physical

3. Mental Health4. Environmental IdentitySlide10

How?

Set up Nature Play SA based on Nature Play WA model.

Embed Nature Play concepts in Government Strategies, Priorities, Plans, Programs etc.

Cross-government and cross-sector approach crucial.Slide11

Nature Play WA

Nature

Play WA is a collaborative organisation working with partner groups to encourage the WA community to value

nature play and support families to prioritise it in their children’s lives. It does this through a variety of programs such as the highly successful

Nature

Play WA PASSPORT to an amazing childhood

’ and ‘

51

Things To Do Before You’re 12

’. Slide12

Thank you!