In this book, Drs. Megan Zeni and Mariana Brussoni provide K-8 educators with practical, research-based guidance for implementing - and advocating for! - risky play at school.
In this book, Drs. Megan Zeni and Mariana Brussoni provide K-8 educators with practical, research-based guidance for implementing - and advocating for! - risky play at school.
Look for our work in this online guide from California Partners Project to help families increase their outdoor time. Spanish version of the document can be accessed on the California Partners Project website (https://www.calpartnersproject.org/techlifebalance/movement).
Look for our work in this online guide from California Partners Project to help families increase their outdoor time. Spanish version of the document can be accessed on the California Partners Project website (https://www.calpartnersproject.org/techlifebalance/movement).
Why children love outdoor play. Guide first developed for educators, based on our Early Childhood Outside (ECO) study.
Why children love outdoor play. Guide first developed for educators, based on our Early Childhood Outside (ECO) study.
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Recommended guidelines for time kids spend outside. Guide first developed for educators, based on our Early Childhood Outside (ECO) study.
Recommended guidelines for time kids spend outside. Guide first developed for educators, based on our Early Childhood Outside (ECO) study.
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Tips for letting kids play more freely. Guide first developed for educators, based on our early Childhood Outside (ECO) study.
Tips for letting kids play more freely. Guide first developed for educators, based on our early Childhood Outside (ECO) study.
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Benefits of outdoor play on children's development, physical health and wellbeing. Guide first developed for educators, based on our Early Childhood Outside (ECO) study.
Benefits of outdoor play on children's development, physical health and wellbeing. Guide first developed for educators, based on our Early Childhood Outside (ECO) study.
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Best clothing so children are ready to play outside in all weather conditions. Guide developed for educators - but can be used by anyone - based on our Early Childhood Outside (ECO) study.
Best clothing so children are ready to play outside in all weather conditions. Guide developed for educators - but can be used by anyone - based on our Early Childhood Outside (ECO) study.
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This New York Times bestseller by Jonathan Haidt includes a chapter on the importance of unstructured, outdoor and risky play for children's wellbeing and development, with work by Mariana Brussoni.
This New York Times bestseller by Jonathan Haidt includes a chapter on the importance of unstructured, outdoor and risky play for children's wellbeing and development, with work by Mariana Brussoni.
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Approaches parents can take in talking to their kids as they navigate increasing independence.
Approaches parents can take in talking to their kids as they navigate increasing independence.
Great resource on why shade structures are important to playgrounds, and how to include shade in outdoor space design.
Great resource on why shade structures are important to playgrounds, and how to include shade in outdoor space design.
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Great read on getting kids (and adults) away from screens. Includes Mariana Brussoni talking about children's outdoor risky play.
Great read on getting kids (and adults) away from screens. Includes Mariana Brussoni talking about children's outdoor risky play.
This article features Dr. Mariana Brussoni’s research on risky and unstructured outdoor play. It examines how excessive concern about safety can limit children’s independence and opportunities to develop confidence, judgment, and risk-management skills.
This article features Dr. Mariana Brussoni’s research on risky and unstructured outdoor play. It examines how excessive concern about safety can limit children’s independence and opportunities to develop confidence, judgment, and risk-management skills.
This article explores Scandinavian approaches to risky and adventurous play, including playgrounds where children can climb, get dirty and use tools. Featuring Dr. Mariana Brussoni alongside Helle Nebelong and Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter, it explains how manageable risks can help children build confidence, independence and risk-assessment skills—and considers what children may lose when play environments become overly controlled and sanitized.
This article explores Scandinavian approaches to risky and adventurous play, including playgrounds where children can climb, get dirty and use tools. Featuring Dr. Mariana Brussoni alongside Helle Nebelong and Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter, it explains how manageable risks can help children build confidence, independence and risk-assessment skills—and considers what children may lose when play environments become overly controlled and sanitized.
Dr. Mariana Brussoni speaks with Brent on The Evan Bray Show about how much freedom children should be given, and what children may lose when they are not able to take risks.
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Dr. Mariana Brussoni speaks with Brent on The Evan Bray Show about how much freedom children should be given, and what children may lose when they are not able to take risks.
Dr. Mariana Brussoni joins CBC's Ontario Today with Amanda Pfeffer for a conversation about children's play and the toys-versus-screens debate at home, alongside screens researcher and neuroscientist Emma Duerden.
Dr. Mariana Brussoni joins CBC's Ontario Today with Amanda Pfeffer for a conversation about children's play and the toys-versus-screens debate at home, alongside screens researcher and neuroscientist Emma Duerden.
Mariana Brussoni talks with ShiftED Podcast host Chris Colley about what adults are afraid of when it comes to children's risky play, as well as ways and resources for better supporting children to play freely and take risks.
Mariana Brussoni talks with ShiftED Podcast host Chris Colley about what adults are afraid of when it comes to children's risky play, as well as ways and resources for better supporting children to play freely and take risks.
Dr. Mariana Brussoni talks with Dr. Naomi Murphy and David Jones, of The Locked up Living Podcast, about the importance of outdoor risky play.
Dr. Mariana Brussoni talks with Dr. Naomi Murphy and David Jones, of The Locked up Living Podcast, about the importance of outdoor risky play.
Importance of unstructured play in children's lives and their delopment
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Importance of unstructured play in children's lives and their delopment
Dr. Emily Greenwald talks with Dr. Mariana Brussoni about the importance of children's outdoor risky play
Dr. Emily Greenwald talks with Dr. Mariana Brussoni about the importance of children's outdoor risky play
Article looks at children's independence and play outside. Includes interview with Dr. Mariana Brussoni.
Article looks at children's independence and play outside. Includes interview with Dr. Mariana Brussoni.
Dr. Mariana Brussoni talks with Lauren MacLean about risky play, and how teachers and educators can better support it in schools.
Dr. Mariana Brussoni talks with Lauren MacLean about risky play, and how teachers and educators can better support it in schools.
Experts consider effects of Lego's new 'smart bricks' on children's play and development
Experts consider effects of Lego's new 'smart bricks' on children's play and development
Mariana Brussoni's lecture as part of Green Schoolyards America Series
Mariana Brussoni's lecture as part of Green Schoolyards America Series
Outdoor play is a basic childhood need and taking risks is a necessary part of play. Whether jumping in a pile of leaves, climbing a tree, or playing street hockey, children are often happiest when playing. These kinds of experiences are a lot less common for kids today.
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We gratefully acknowledge that our places of work lie on the ancestral unceded territories of the sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam).
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