{"id":6735,"date":"2023-01-25T07:20:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T21:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1placechildcare.com\/au\/?p=6735"},"modified":"2023-04-11T12:43:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T02:43:03","slug":"nature-play-and-child-development-with-lukas-ritson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1placechildcare.com\/au\/nature-play-and-child-development-with-lukas-ritson\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature, Play and Child Development with Lukas Ritson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6739\" src=\"http:\/\/1placechildcare.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Nature-Play-and-Child-Development-with-Lukas-Ritson.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/1placechildcare.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Nature-Play-and-Child-Development-with-Lukas-Ritson-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/1placechildcare.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Nature-Play-and-Child-Development-with-Lukas-Ritson-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/1placechildcare.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Nature-Play-and-Child-Development-with-Lukas-Ritson-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/1placechildcare.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Nature-Play-and-Child-Development-with-Lukas-Ritson.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We talk to nature play advocate, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wearthy.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wearthy<\/a> founder, Lukas Ritson about Nature, Play and Child Development, a fascinating area that has seen renewed interest and focus in recent years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In this episode we cover<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Lukas&#8217; career pathway from permaculture and landscaping into education<br \/>\n&#8211; The social and environment changes impacting on child development<br \/>\n&#8211; How to put children at the centre of our work\u00a0&#8211; accountability and key indicators<br \/>\n&#8211; Taking practical action on our environment and sustainability<br \/>\n&#8211; Tackling the challenges of creating a natural playground<br \/>\n&#8211; Benefits of courageous play<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our quote of the episode<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When we are fulfilled in a space, the innate response is, &#8216;Hey, I&#8217;ll care for the thing that cares for me.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>And as anyone that talks to me has heard me say time and time again, environment creates behaviour, and behaviour is language. So you can assess what the children are telling you about the environment they&#8217;re engaging with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen now on your preferred platform:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-small-player-tags-lukas-ritson\"><\/div>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript' charset='utf-8' src='https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2032472.js?artist=&#038;container_id=buzzsprout-small-player-tags-lukas-ritson&#038;player=small&#038;tags=lukas+ritson'><\/script><br \/>\nSubscribe to us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2sfb3nYeLjeKPzN9JDOGP5?si=1bf248164ac344dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-early-learning-leaders-aus-102112835\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iHeart<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the conversation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uRVHPdjheVg\" width=\"750\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Content highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">[02:07] Lukas\u2019 motivation to educate on nature<\/p>\n[03:14] Changes in children\u2019s play freedoms between generations<\/p>\n[06:19] The attributes of a \u201cnatural playground\u201d?<\/p>\n[08:10] Discovering the synergistic relationship between our bodies and the world<\/p>\n[12:27] Practical challenges of a natural play environment<\/p>\n[16:42] Getting unbiased feedback from 3-5 year olds<\/p>\n[21:18] The measurable impacts of creating child-centred play areas<\/p>\n[24:43] The real reward and boost a child gets from overcoming challenge<\/p>\n[33:54] Looking beyond \u201cnatural\u201d and beyond \u201cplaygrounds\u201d<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We talk to nature play advocate, and Wearthy founder, Lukas  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":6739,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[79,81,75,76,77,78,42,82],"class_list":["post-6735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-early-learning-leaders-australia","tag-courageous-play","tag-environment","tag-lukas-ritson","tag-nature","tag-play","tag-playground","tag-podcast","tag-sustainability","post_format-post-format-audio"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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