Loved this article & delighted to be featured along greats Helle Nebelong & Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter!

Stanley Pignal@spignal.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In praise of Scandinavia's risky and dirty playgrounds. My Charlemagne this week on how kids benefit from the odd bruise and bump - as Nordic countries still realise. Those sanitised, rubbery playgrounds you now see everywhere rob children of thrills and learning. www.economist.com/europe/2026/...

Parents Who Hover Too Much Usually Raise Kids Who Struggle With These 5 Things Later On | @mbrussoni.bsky.social : "being put in a position where they have to figure things out independently helps kids develop their executive function" www.yourtango.com/family/paren...

Parents Who Hover Too Much Usually Raise Kids Who Struggle With These 5 Things Later On

According to child health experts, helicopter parenting, in which parents hover too much, can be detrimental to kids' development because it limits their independence, which is integral to brain and b...

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A new study from researchers at University of British Columbia and a Norwegian university is challenging the modern instinct to bubble-wrap childhood. GUEST: @mbrussoni.bsky.social

The benefits of

Podcast Episode · The Jill Bennett Show · May 19 · Bonus · 11m

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Study links risky play to quicker, smarter decision-making | Interview with Dr. Mariana Brussoni @mbrussoni.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/vi...

Study links risky play to quicker, smarter decision-making

Your Morning Vancouver speaks to University of British Columbia professor Dr. Mariana Brossoni about the relationship between risky play and decision-making.

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Right now on The Early Edition: New research out of UBC is looking at the developmental health of the children who were born during the pandemic. The study assessed more than 30 thousand kindergarteners in B.C. And the findings are concerning. Watch here:www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Human Early Learning Partnership's Dr. Martin Guhn @ubcpublichealth.bsky.social spoke with @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social this morning on our Early Years Disrupted report. Listen in www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn | Live Radio | CBC Listen

The Early Edition is Vancouver's connection to the latest breaking local news, interviews that cut through the spin, and community stories and personalities that surprise and delight.

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Embracing Risky Schoolyard Play for Exploration, Learning, and Growth - Dr. Mariana Brussoni's online session from Nov. 6th, the third in the Green Schoolyard Lecture Series www.greenschoolyards.org/green-school...

Green Schoolyard Lecture Series — Green Schoolyards America

The Green Schoolyard Lecture Series discusses emerging topics and provides guidance for creating and stewarding high-quality green schoolyards and schoolyard forests. Sessions feature presentations by...

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More than one-third of B.C. kindergarteners struggle in core areas of development, study finds | @theglobeandmail.com [subscription required to view] - w/ research from UBC's Human Early Learning Partnership www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti...

More than one-third of B.C. kindergarteners struggle in core areas of development, study finds

University of British Columbia research shows young children doing worse in almost every category compared to pre-pandemic levels

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CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS for the 2026 Children the Heart of the Matter Conference -- Rooted in Nature: Exploring Outdoor Play and our Connection to the Land! Dr. Mariana Brussoni will be the keynote speaker for the conference! www.childcareoptions.ca/children-the... @mbrussoni.bsky.social

Are extreme sports good for kids? B.C. experts weigh in on benefits of risk taking | @tiffycrawford.bsky.social on the new Science World exhibit, w/interview w/Mariana Brussoni on the importance of risky play @mbrussoni.bsky.social vancouversun.com/news/are-ext... via @vancouversun.bsky.social

Are extreme sports good for kids? B.C. experts weigh in on benefits of risk taking

A new exhibit at Science World in Vancouver challenges people of all ages to explore some of the most thrilling sports in the world.

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“We should be asking how do we make kids want to walk to school and make it safe to do so.” - Dr. Mariana Brussoni in today's @vancouversun.bsky.social article 'To thrive, Metro Vancouver's kids need communities, not just housing' vancouversun.com/news/to-thri... @mbrussoni.bsky.social

To thrive, Metro Vancouver's kids need communities, not just housing

How do we set up the next generation for success? This is the final story in Postmedia’s How Canada Wins series.

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Virtual workshop hosted by Canada's Outdoor Learning School & Store. Join the fun! @drheidismith.bsky.social @perfinker.bsky.social @ryanbarfoot.bsky.social @erthsarah.bsky.social @creativestar.bsky.social @mbrussoni.bsky.social @outdoorlearningjd.bsky.social outdoorlearning.com/event/across...

Outdoor Learning Across the Curriculum - Outdoor Learning School & Store

Scroll Down to Register FREE 60 min Virtual Workshop on Tuesday, April 22 at 4pm Pacific / 7pm Eastern Time With Simon Beames,Heidi Smith, Peter Higgins and Robbie Nicol Join […]

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Exciting to see politicians in The Netherlands ensuring all children can experience the benefits of #riskyplay! www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Soft spaces out, stick-fighting in: Dutch call for the return of risky play

Encouraging kids to play with fire? Hear us out, says party worried by the Netherlands’ increasingly sedentary ways

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Way to go Wichita for bringing #riskyplay into school playgrounds! ourcommunitynow.com/P/some-wichi...

Some Wichita schools are easing up on recess rules, citing the benefits of 'risky play'

A growing body of research shows that climbing high, running fast and conquering fears can improve childrens physical and mental health and help them get along with peers.

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 2y ago

Why kids need to take more risks: science reveals the benefits of wild, free play to child development. But encouraging it can be a challenge for parents, by @plantnerd.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41... via @nature.com @mbrussoni.bsky.social #pediatrics #RiskyPlay

Why kids need to take more risks: science reveals the benefits of wild, free play to child development. But encouraging it can be a challenge for parents, by @plantnerd.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41... via @nature.com @mbrussoni.bsky.social #pediatrics #RiskyPlay

Why kids need to take more risks: science reveals the benefits of wild, free play

Studies reveal how risky play can benefit child development. But encouraging it can be a challenge for parents.

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To read more from Katherine Johnson Martinko, check out her book, Childhood Unplugged: Practical Advice to Get Kids Off Screens and Find Balance. It includes Dr. Mariana Brussoni @mbrussoni.bsky.social and our work on the importance of unstructured, outdoor risky play katherinemartinko.ca/book/

Book - Katherine Johnson Martinko

The Book Screens are everywhere. Children spend an average of 7.5 hours on digital devices every day with profoundly negative consequences. While some tech may “amplify” real-life experiences, the vas...

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"Parents, It’s OK To Do Less" - Katherine Johnson Martinko's latest piece on Jonathan Haidt's After Babel Substack: www.afterbabel.com/p/parents-it...

Parents, It’s OK To Do Less

Why parenting less might be the best thing we can do for our children

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In case you missed it, this was my starter pack for voices and organizations in Canadian Urbanism specifically. I’ve been adding to it over time, so even if you explored it before, you might want to see who’s been added. And sharing it would be much appreciated! #UrbanistShoutOut go.bsky.app/QWdmJjk

Top most read posts of 2024 on Jon Haidt's blog, including, at #5, Mariana Brussoni's Why Children Need Risk, Fear, and Excitement in Play:

Mariana Brussoni@mbrussoni.bsky.social · 2y ago

In 2024, @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social's book, Anxious Generation, hit a nerve propelling a movement away from phones and towards a play-based childhood. Jon highlights our work in his book & substack. Here's to making outdoor play a daily joy for all children in 2025! substack.com/home/post/p-...

In 2024, @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social's book, Anxious Generation, hit a nerve propelling a movement away from phones and towards a play-based childhood. Jon highlights our work in his book & substack. Here's to making outdoor play a daily joy for all children in 2025! substack.com/home/post/p-...

The Year The Phone-Based Childhood Began To Reverse

2024 in Review

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🎧 Dr. Mariana Brussoni @mbrussoni.bsky.social recently joined Chris Tompkins in conversation about outdoor, risky play! Listen to the Shaping Our World, Nov. 28th, podcast: muskokawoods.com/letting-kids...

Appreciate these seen in Halifax. How have our priorities become so warped that cars are more important than people? This is part of what I research and I still find it baffling #roadsafety @visionzeroyvr.bsky.social @brenttoderian.bsky.social

“Every $1,300 New York invested in building bike-lanes in 2015 provided benefits equivalent to 1 additional year of life at full health over the lifetime of all city residents, according to a new economic assessment.” Bike-lanes are a sound public health investment. www.reuters.com/article/busi...

“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.” (Among MANY other public benefits.) Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/90182112/wan...

Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane

Research from New York City notes that newly installed protected bike lanes do more than keep bikers safe--they raise the income of the stores they are in front of.

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We’ve really lost the plot as a society!

natalia barbour@nataliabarbour.bsky.social · 2y ago

Our Facebook neighborhood page complains about children riding to school on sidewalks. You would think the general promoted solution would be to advocate for more bike lanes. But no, it’s for children to stop going to school by bike/e-scooters.

As a very satisfied e-bike commuter, this makes me even happier. I notice i take trips I wouldn’t attempt on a regular bike

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2y ago

“Believe it or not, electric bikes offer more exercise than pedal bikes on average. That fact might sound strange, but the science is clear.” Why e-bikes actually give more exercise than “acoustic”bikes. (but both/either are excellent when it comes to better cities) electrek.co/2024/02/20/w...

Rule of thumb for future cycling infrastructure planners: If children can't cycle on it safely, it's not fit for purpose.

🌟I really enjoyed my conversation with Chris Tompkins for this podcast! Listen in as we talk about #riskyplay, why it's so important and what parents can do to support it muskokawoods.com/letting-kids... #outdoorplay #outdoorlearning @outsideplayubc.bsky.social

Letting Kids Take Risks: Insights from Dr. Mariana Brussoni

Discover why risky outdoor play is crucial for child development in this episode with Dr. Mariana Brussoni.

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I've just created an outdoor learning and play enthusiasts starter pack. Let me know if you want to be added. Experiments never fail... go.bsky.app/BUwWDT2 #EYFS #eyoutdoors #playworkers #forestschool #childrennature #outdoored #riskyplay #primaryoutdoors #KS1outdoors #KS2outdoors