City of Lakes Waldorf School is pleased to welcome author Angela Hanscom for a discussion about the decline of outdoor play in children and the rise in sensory issues, and what we can do to help our children thrive.
Thursday, March 9, 2017 | 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Minneapolis First Seventh-Day Adventist Church (across the street from CLWS)
2315 Nicollet Ave S., Minneapolis 55404
- $10 donation suggested, but not required
- CEUs available (please contact kitty@clws.org for more info)
- Limited parking available in the City of Lakes Waldorf School parking lot across the street from the church (2344 Nicollet Ave S)
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The Decline of Outdoor Play – and the Rise in Sensory Issues in Children
As we continue to decrease children’s time and space to move and play outdoors, we are seeing a simultaneous rise in the number of children that are presenting with sensory and motor deficits. At the same time, classroom teachers are observing more and more children having trouble with attention, falling out of their seats in school, increased clumsiness, and even aggressiveness with games like tag on the playground.
So, how can we reverse this alarming trend of sensory and motor issues in children? How can we ensure that children are fully engaging their body, mind, and all of their senses?
Using the same philosophy that lies at the heart of her popular TimberNook program—that nature is the ultimate sensory experience, and that psychological and physical health improves for children when they spend time outside on a regular basis—Angela Hanscom offers several strategies to help children thrive in outdoor environments using a therapeutic approach to outdoor play.
This presentation is ideal for parents, early childhood educators, teachers, occupational therapists and pediatricians, and anyone with an interest in early childhood development and health. We hope you’ll join us!
About Angela Hanscom, MOT, OTR/L
Angela Hanscom is a pediatric occupational therapist and the founder of TimberNook, an internationally recognized program in the United States and New Zealand. She is the author of the book, Balanced & Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children by New Harbinger. Angela has been featured on the Children & Nature Network, Huffington Post, MindShift, Babble.com, NPR’s Education blog, the DIY Network, The Jerusalem Post, Times of India, Johnson & Johnson TEDx Talks, and is a frequent contributor to the Washington Post Answer Sheet.