• Nick Grenier

  • Aug 2 2021
  • Length: Less than 1 minute
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Nick Grenier

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  • Nick Grenier is a homeschooling parent and founder of Natural Leaders, an outdoor education program with several locations in Virginia and Maryland, where children build leadership and survival skills alongside their peers, with the help of a trained mentor. We discussed the details of Natural Leaders programs; how children can overcome common challenges by spending more time in nature; recent research showing the quantifiable benefits of being outdoors; mitigating the risks we may face in nature; books to inspire parents and kids to get outside; and how to access nature during extended periods of uncomfortable weather. More information on Natural Leaders is available at naturalleaders.com. Non-fiction books on outdoor education:Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder by Richard LouvVitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich Life by Richard LouvThe Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative by Florence WilliamsThe Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs by Tristan GooleyPlay the Forest School Way by Jane Worroll and Peter HoughtonSharing Nature: Nature Awareness Activities for All Ages by Joseph CornellHow to Raise a Wild Child by Scott D. SampsonSurvivor Kid: A Practical Guide to Wilderness Survival by Denise LongThe Tracker: The True Story of Tom Brown Jr. by Tom Brown Jr.Tom Brown’s Field Guide: Nature Observation and Tracking by Tom Brown Jr.The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenFiction books to inspire the love of nature:The Hatchet by Gary PaulsonMy Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeOn the Far Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeFrightful’s Mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeTrumpet of the Swan by E.B. White and Fred MarcellinoOther resources on the great outdoors:Wilderness Awareness SchoolForest Schools in FinlandTom Brown Jr’s Tracker SchoolConnecting Today’s Kids With Nature: A Policy Action PlanResearch on the benefits of nature immersion:Why Nature Is Great For The Brain, From A Neuroscientist NASA - Schumann ResonanceImprovements in ADHD from time in natureRelationship between time in nature and children’s cognitive/behavioral development and inattention-hyperactivity symptomsAccess to nature is essential to human healthA potential natural treatment for ADHDChildren with ADHD concentrate better after a walk in the park
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