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PAGE\*MERGEFORMAT2PlayingoutdoorscansupplyaworldofbenefitsWanttonurtureahealthy,motivatedstudent?Sendyourchildoutsideforadailydoseofnature,sayadvocatesoftheNoChildLeftInsidemovement.Oncetheschoolyearstarts,kidstendtohibernateindoors,butstudiessuggestthatgivingchildrenaccesstogreenspaces,sunlightandfreshaircandoeverythingfromreducesymptomsofattentiondeficithyperactivitydisordertoimprovemoodandacademicperformance.Spendingtimeinnaturemakesusfeelmorealive,accordingtoresearchpublishedintheJournalofEnvironmentalPsychology;somesaythisvitalitycantranslateintoincreasedmotivationandcapacityforlearning.Eachday,trygivingkidsonehourofunstructuredplayinthenaturalworld,suggeststheNationalWildlifeFederation,anadvocacygroup.Forchildrenwholiveinareaswhereunsupervisedoutdoorplayisn'tsafeoraccessible,a"green"hourcantakeplaceinapark,backyard,evenonaporch.Sometipstoencourageoutdoorplay:Gowiththem.Ifyou'reexcitedaboutgoingoutside,yourkidswillbe,too,saidTanyaBerry,aphysicaleducationresearcherattheUniversityofAlberta.Shesuggestslimitingmediausetoreducethepullfromtheindoors.Adoptsomething.Myboyslovepickingup"treasures"(akagarbage)inthealleys,sowerecentlysignedupforan"adoptabeach"cleanupprogram.Parks,forests,highwaysandyardsallneedcleaningup.Findanevent.Childrenareenthusiasticdetectives;checkoutlocalnatureorecologycentersforscavengerhunts,whichhelpdevelopproblem-solvingandvisual-discriminationskills.Ortrynaturerocks.orgtofindactivitiesclosetohomeandtailoredtoyourchild'sage.Getgadgets.Transformtheyardbyequippingyourchildrenwithheadlampsorflashlightsandlettingthemexploreatnight.Duringtheday,pitchatentintheyardorgivethemasmallmagnifyingglasstowatchbugsandothercreatures.Trybinocularsandcompasses,too.Createorjoinafamilynatureclub.Whenfamiliesgettogether—tohike,gardenoreventakepartinastreamreclamation—thekidstendtoplaymorecreativelybythemselvesorwithothersthanduringsingle-familyoutings,saidRichardLouv,authorof"LastChildintheWoods"(Algonquin,$14.95),whocoinedthephrase"nature-deficitdis