Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children by Angela J. HanscomMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
The concepts in Balanced and Barefoot would be a five star rating. I appreciated the encouragement and insights about why kids need to get outside and play with less restrictions and worry. However, the delivery was only okay. Some of the research examples seemed a little too convenient and the applications didn't always seem feasible if you're not living with the wilderness in your backyard. Still, we could all stand to let our kids run free a little bit (or a lot) more. I'm glad to have read it mainly because it has pushed me outside more than once with Hudson, and that's a reason for reading this all by itself.
Happy reading--
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