Dr. Scott Sampson - How To Raise a Wild Child

American children spend four to seven minutes a day playing outdoors—90 percent less time than their parents did. Yet recent research shows that experiences in nature are essential for healthy growth. Regular exposure to nature can help relieve stress, depression, and attention deficits. It can reduce bullying, combat illness, and boost academic scores. Most critical of all, abundant time in nature seems to yield long-term benefits in kids’ cognitive, emotional, and social development.

In How To Rainse a Wild Child, Dr. Scott Sampson reveals how adults can help kids fall in love with nature—enlisting technology as an ally, taking advantage of urban nature, and instilling a sense of place along the way.

Dr. Scott Sampson is a dinosaur paleontologist and science communicator. He serves as vice president of research and collections at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, and, as “Dr. Scott the Paleontologist,” hosts the PBS KIDS television series Dinosaur Train.

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