Resource Share: BAM!

#053 - Antique

I love to share resources, so when I stumbled across this find I decided it deserved a wee post.

BAM! Radio has a slew of interviews on iTunes for free download. Author and host, Rae Pica interviews a variety of experts, including Dr. Stuart Brown and Dr. Howard Chudacoff.

There are 38 podcasts, lasting between 8-12 minutes each. A perfect tidbit to listen to on the go!

Topics include:

  • Giving Your Child the Power to Choose
  • Dangerous Parents, Safer Kids
  • Why Rough & Tumble Play is a Really Good Thing
  • The Importance of Being a Playful Teacher

Whether you are a parent, educator, or merely interested in child development, there is something on BAM! for everyone.

Click here for the list of podcasts to download.

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See ya outside! ~ The Grass Stain Guru

photo credit: Andy Welsher

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The Right to Recess

Jellybean on the slide

“Recess is the right of every child. Article 31 of the United Nations Convention on Children’s Rights states that every child has the right to leisure time. Taking away recess, whether as a disciplinary measure or abolishing it in the name of work, infringes on that right.” [Skrupskelis, in Clements (2000), 126.]

It’s no secret that I am a huge fan of recess. It’s something I strongly feel is worth fighting for.

According to the International Play Association (IPA), 40% of schools have already eliminated, or in the process of eliminating recess.

Make. It. Stop.

Take a stand for your children, and the children in your community. You do not have to be a parent to be a child advocate.

A few items to help you advocate for recess in your community:

Now if you will excuse me, I am off to play Four Square.

See ya outside! ~ The Grass Stain Guru

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Cheryl Charles: “The Ecology of Hope”

I invite you all to watch this great talk from Dr. Cheryl Charles, President of the Children and Nature Network.

I’ve run an interview with Cheryl here before, and I always enjoy seeing her speak.

I love to think of this blog and the #playoutdoors community on Twitter as being a part of The Ecology of Hope. How cool is that?

Enjoy the talk!

See ya outside! ~ The Grass Stain Guru

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