tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490311243728585913.post7552541719452993451..comments2023-11-05T12:15:17.344+00:00Comments on TEAM HELSINKI: City as PlaygroundLeadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836950713225979415noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490311243728585913.post-17006756004144377602010-12-23T21:26:18.265+00:002010-12-23T21:26:18.265+00:00I have a similar professor when I was in the high ...I have a similar professor when I was in the high school and I felt so good because I learned a lot of important things.viagra onlinehttp://www.iservepharmacy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490311243728585913.post-83526316747514327412010-09-30T15:13:24.355+00:002010-09-30T15:13:24.355+00:00This article is certainly true, nowadays kids just...This article is certainly true, nowadays kids just want to play video games and they haven't spaces outside to play. My grandpa who likes to <a href="www.safemeds.com/viagra/buy.html" rel="nofollow">Buy Viagra</a> has been building a playground for my sons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490311243728585913.post-39943513427882021522007-03-29T08:00:00.000+00:002007-03-29T08:00:00.000+00:00The Richard Louv article is inspiring its a good l...The Richard Louv article is inspiring its a good link and very pertinent. I have a 3 year old son who goes to nursery here. They are out twice a day for at least an hour each time. Many visits to the parks etc. They only stop going outside when the temperature reaches -15!lewismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03470300310620604983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490311243728585913.post-8495376160490789722007-03-27T18:03:00.000+00:002007-03-27T18:03:00.000+00:00Thanks Lewis,I was going to mention the Finn's lov...Thanks Lewis,<BR/><BR/>I was going to mention the Finn's love of nature but then wasn't sure if this was just pandering to a stereotype.<BR/><BR/>The lightbulb in my head went off when I read the bit in the Richard Louv article which talked about children being more engaged in the creation of play opportunites, not just consumers of the 'play' schemes presented to them:<BR/><BR/>"Incorporate nature trails and natural waterways; throw out the conventional covenants and restrictions that discourage or prohibit natural play and rewrite the rules to encourage it; allow kids to build forts and tree houses or plant gardens; and create small, on-site nature centers.<BR/><BR/>“Kids could become guides, using cell phones, along nature trails that lead to schools at the edge of the development,” someone suggested.'<BR/><BR/>Utilising the advanced state of mobile telecommunications in Finland would make this a feasible reality.<BR/><BR/>Here in the UK, with our obsession with Health and Safety, our media-fuelled fear of child abduction and the abundance of cars and fast moving traffic on our streets, I think our children are growing up environmentally impoverished.<BR/><BR/>I have a 7 year old daughter and she has never played outside by herself, or gone to the park by herself, or ridden a bike by herself in the road - I think people would be shocked if I let here. Yet when I was her age I would spend hours outside, playing football, riding bikes and exploring by myself or with my brother.<BR/><BR/>There's an opportunity for Finland to be a beacon of hope in this issue.Kosmogradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320899872288614980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490311243728585913.post-90598441343350793372007-03-25T19:20:00.000+00:002007-03-25T19:20:00.000+00:00Hmm Kosmograd you may have hit on our meta-narrati...Hmm Kosmograd you may have hit on our meta-narrative or at any rate a strong contender. Finnish love of nature is really shown in their nursery system. Kids here play alot more outside and are allowed to play in an unstructured way e.g. less organised by adults. Anyway looking at the City as a playground on all sorts of levels may strike a chord for the competition, and allow us as a team from just framing the questions in more practical ways which may easily lead up dead ends.<BR/>http://blog.washingtonpost.com/finlanddiary/2005/05/a_finnish_nurse.htmllewismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03470300310620604983noreply@blogger.com