Episode 255: Are Your Kids Getting Enough Nature Play with Nicki Farell from Wildlings Forest School

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of nature play for children and the impact of indoor and screen-based activities on their development.

Why Nature Play for Kids Matters More Than Ever This week on the Natural Super Kids Podcast, we’re having a really important conversation about nature play, free play, and what today’s children may be missing when so much of life happens indoors or on screens. We are joined by Nikki Farrell, co-owner of Wildlings Forest School and Little Wildlings, co-host of the Raising Wildlings Podcast, teacher, unschooling mum, and passionate advocate for children’s rights and free play. Together, they ex...

People in this episode

Host: Jessica Donovan

Guest: Nicki Farell

Topics covered

• nature play
• free play
• children's rights
• indoor activities
• screen time
• child development

Keywords

• nature play
• free play
• children
• Wildlings Forest School
• screen time
• child development
• outdoor activities

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wildlings Forest School, Little Wildlings, Raising Wildlings Podcast

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