Why Nature-Play Matters in Early Childhood
Watch any toddler for an hour: they crouch down to examine an ant in the grass, they wobble along on uneven ground, they tug on your hand and pull you into their game, complete concentration on their faces as they pour water from one container to another. It looks like simple play, but it’s more than that. It’s the brain busy laying down new neural pathways. Under the surface, the brain is in building mode. As babies and very young children see, hear, touch, smell, taste, move, and interact,…
