Digging Into Nature

Outdoor Adventures for Happier and Healthier Kids

Pooja Sarin Tandon, MD, MPH, Danette Swanson Glassy, MD

• Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
• eBook ISBN:
  9781610027465
• Year: 2024

You know your child would benefit from more time spent outside and less spent on a screen. But how important is it really? And what can you do to make it happen? In Digging Into Nature, pediatricians and nature advocates Drs. Pooja Sarin Tandon and Danette Swanson Glassy make the evidence-based case that your whole family will be happier, healthier, and more resilient when you spend time in nature. They offer a wealth of suggestions for age-appropriate, nature-based activities and guidance to help prioritize outside time. In addition to being doctors, Drs. Tandon and Glassy are also busy parents and grandparents. They recognize that your family might face challenges with regard to time, access, and more, when trying to get more green time. Their inclusive approach will help you address those obstacles will ensure your children reap the gifts that the great outdoors offers.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Chapter 1. Nurtured by Nature
• Chapter 2. Reaping the Benefits of NatureContact
• Chapter 3. Cultivating a Family Connection to Nature
• Chapter 4. Navigating Nature for Children With Special Health Care Needs
• Chapter 5. Nature and the Early Years: Birth Through Age 5
• Chapter 6. Nature and the Later Years: School Age and Beyond
• Chapter 7. Exploring Nature-Based Activities
• Chapter 8. Planting Seeds for a Greener Future
• Index