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Play It Forward, A Wearthy Podcast

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Aug 23, 2021 • 1h 11min

Playing with fear Feat. Lenore Skenazy

In Season 2, Episode 12 of Play it Forward, Lukas chats to “America’s Worst Mom” Lenore Skenazy. Lenore is a mother from Queens who caught the public eye after letting her 9-year-old son catch the subway, alone. She founded a book and blog called “Free-range kids” and co-founded Let Grow school programs and parent empowerment, in her quest to give kids back some old-fashioned independence. In this high-energy episode Lukas and Lenore talk about overcoming fears and cultivating courage in parents, common myths about what children are experiencing, giving kids agency and freedom, plus a whole bunch more. https://letgrow.org/program/the-let-grow-project/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVxRCcowgqU https://letgrow.org/program/play-club/ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21594937.2021.1878774 https://www.adi.org/journal/CurrentIssue/CurrentIssue.pdf https://letgrow.org/free-chapter/ https://www.freerangekids.com/guide/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-07/logan-children-playing-outside-in-neighborhood-first/100268152
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Jul 28, 2021 • 58min

Environments of opportunity Feat. Sarah Milligan-Toffler & Dr Robert Blaine

At Wearthy, we are in what feels like our first steps down the never-ending trail of impacting early childhood development, so we are welcoming into the studio a couple of game-changers from the United States who have come together to make a huge impact in connecting more children and communities with nature. Sarah Milligan-Toffler is the president and CEO of the Children & Nature Network. She is an award-winning nature lover with decades of experience building relationships and establishing vision for improving equitable access to nature for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Dr Robert Blaine is the executive director of the National League of Cities Institute on Youth, Education and Families. Originally pursuing a musical career and becoming conductor for the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, he is now conducting strategies for cities, towns, villages, children, youth and families to thrive. Lukas, Sarah and Robert enter a delightful and informative conversation about how nature connection increases the wellness of communities, every child’s right to outdoor play and envisioning a better life for our children…plus so much more! https://www.childrenandnature.org/ https://www.nlc.org/initiative/cities-connecting-children-to-nature
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Jul 27, 2021 • 44min

Nature is essential Feat. Doug Tallamy

Our next guest wants you to create a homegrown national park…and it’s not as daunting as it sounds. Our philosophy at Wearthy is creating environments for children to thrive, so who better to have on the show than someone who researches thriving environments as a profession. Doug Tallamy is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, he has authored around 100 research publications and has taught insect related courses for 40 years. One of his books, Nature’s Best Hope was also a New York Times best-seller. In this eye-opening episode, Lukas and Doug talk about the necessity of nature, restoring biodiversity, the food web, how to get children caring for plants and lots more! https://homegrownnationalpark.org/ https://bit.ly/3hT8zf9 - purchase Nature’s Best Hope and Doug’s other books https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Tallamy
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Jul 12, 2021 • 1h 5min

Play everyday Feat. Natalia Krysiak

In Season 2, Episode 9 of Play it Forward Lukas has a super play-focused chat to award-winning architect Natalia Krysiak. Natalia specialises in the design of child-oriented and community environments focusing on health and well-being, has published a tonne of research, spoken on stages across the globe and founded ‘Cities for Play’ which aims to inspire and promote strategies for playful cities. In this child-focused, thought-provoking discussion, Lukas and Natalia talk about designing for and appreciating the childhood experience, cultural barriers in free-range childhoods, play rangers and a whole lot more. https://www.citiesforplay.com/ https://www.citiesforplay.com/child-friendly-neighbourhoods https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalia-krysiak-9b72a354 https://twitter.com/nataliak_au https://www.instagram.com/citiesforplay/
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Jun 28, 2021 • 56min

Beyond the junkyard Feat. Erin Davis

In Season 2, Episode 8 of Play it Forward Lukas sits down with playwork evangelist and film-maker, Erin Davis. Erin directed and produced the incredible short documentary, The Land, a film about adventure play that’s been affectionately described as “a horror film for hover parents”. She is also a producer on the Playwork podcast, she’s a mum, and the Wearthy team think she’s awesome! In this playful episode they chat about supporting kids through playwork, getting beyond the junkyard with adventure playgrounds, reframing risky play and a whole lot more. https://www.newday.com/film/land - watch The Land and receive a 40% discount, enter the code WEARTHY at check out https://www.playworkpodcast.com/ https://casholman.com/ http://www.imaginationplayground.com/images/content/3/2/3239/playwork-primer.pdf https://www.popupadventureplay.org/category/jill-wood/ https://www.cityofberkeley.info/adventureplayground/
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Jun 3, 2021 • 1h 9min

The nature within us Feat. Richard Louv

Richard Louv was the name on our podcast guest list we were dreaming of since we launched Play it Forward in 2019. For us, there is no one who has brought more attention to the problem we face with children spending so little time outdoors. Richard is a journalist and author of many titles, including Last Child in the Woods, Vitamin N and Our Wild Calling. His books have helped launch an international movement to connect children, families and communities to nature. In this moving episode, Lukas and Richard talk about connecting to ourselves and environment, the nature-deficit physiology, imaginative hope and a whole bunch more. http://richardlouv.com/ https://www.davidsobelauthor.com/ https://www.childrenandnature.org/ https://artistsandclimatechange.com/2020/08/20/solastalgia/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Buber
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May 19, 2021 • 1h 11min

Outdoor life lessons Feat. Matt Robinson

In Season 2, Episode 6 of Play it Forward, Lukas chats to one of the UK’s biggest advocates for getting more kids outside, Matt Robinson. Matt is the Scotland Director of Learning Through Landscapes, a UK charity that promotes children's outdoor learning and play through improved use of school playgrounds. In this highly informative episode, Lukas and Matt talk about how education and the outdoors shapes children. They also discuss moving away from traditional playgrounds to nature-based child-inspired environments and what to do if you’re looking to maximise the green space at your school or centre. Plus, so much more! https://www.ltl.org.uk/ https://www.ltl.org.uk/understanding-risk/ https://www.internationalschoolgrounds.org/conferences https://www.playscotland.org/ https://www.playwales.org.uk/eng/
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May 6, 2021 • 49min

No-nonsense tenderness Feat. Dr Kaylene Henderson

Season 2 of Play it Forward is getting more inspiring with every episode! In this delightful conversation between two parents, Lukas has a beautiful chat with Dr Kaylene Henderson. Kaylene is a medically trained child health specialist and one of Australia’s leading parenting experts. Their paths first crossed earlier this year as contributing authors of the Parent TV book, “Parents, this is the one thing you need to know.” In this warm and thoughtful discussion, Lukas and Kaylene talk about the value of play and downtime, meltdowns and respecting play, building trust with the children in your world, and a whole lot more. https://www.facebook.com/drkaylenehenderson https://drkaylenehenderson.com/ https://parenttv.com/ https://www.adoseofawesomeness.com/
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Apr 13, 2021 • 1h 4min

Nature is everywhere Feat. Dr Claire Warden

Lukas welcomes back into the studio, the glorious Dr Claire Warden for another in depth chat about kids and nature. Claire loves nature, she advocates for children spending more time in it and she is just the kindest lady! Claire is also the Founder of Scotland’s first nature kindergarten, she leads the debate on outdoor play and outdoor learning, she is the author of many books on learning through nature, and is the Founder of the International Association of Nature Pedagogy. In this delightful episode Lukas and Claire talk about valuing the unmeasurable in nature play, including children in playground design, honouring children’s time and freedom and a whole heap more. https://mindstretchers.academy/collections/floorbook-approach https://mindstretchers.academy/collections/books https://www.facebook.com/groups/naturepedagogy
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Mar 29, 2021 • 1h 3min

Possibilities of outdoor play Feat. Steve Kanowski

In Season 2, Episode 3 of Play it Forward, Lukas welcomes Principal of Berrinba East State School, Super Steve Kanowski into the studio for a deeply inspiring chat about Steve’s unique approach to education. During a time when many people were practicing caution within the community, he decided to be brave by implementing outdoor learning and loose parts play - the results were incredible. As a leader within his school, he has shown his commitment to childhood development by creating an environment to foster exploration and challenge, not only in his students but also within his faculty. Lukas and Steve talk about the inclusivity of loose parts play and its impact in low socio-economic areas, empowering children with risk-mitigation strategies, outdoor play contributing to children’s well-being and language skills, collaborating with kids in goal setting, the massive role of a diverse community in education, and a whole lot more! https://berrinbaeastss.eq.edu.au/ https://www.facebook.com/BerrinbaEastSS/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-05/outdoor-lessons-at-primary-school-quell-student-bad-behaviour/12848326

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