I love this blog called Free Range Kids by Lenore Skenazy. Her most recent post is "Up With Recess! (And Down with Homework)" and it talks about the added value of giving kids more time to play. For me, it's a practical blog with tips for making sure that your children, and adults for that matter, get outside a… Continue
I just read Scott Herring's blog post "Indoor Nation" and wanted to make sure that members of My CoolWorks read it too. He mentions Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv, which is one of my favorite books about getting children outside and why it's so important.… Continue