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Can play help children develop resilience – Findings from a study with doctors and nurses across Canada

Thank you to Michelle E. E. Bauer, Research Associate, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, UBC, for providing this post. Findings from this work are available in the following open-access article: Risky Play and Resilience If you were to ask people if exploring the world, facing challenges, and overcoming obstacles could help people become more resilient, what...

25 August, 2025

Learning From Indigenous Perspectives: Well-Being in the Early Years

Thank you to Dr Monica McGlynn-Stewart, professor at George Brown College, for providing this guest post. In our recent article we discuss a three-year qualitative research study (2020-2023) in which we explored the impact on early years educators’ knowledge, perspectives, and pedagogies when introduced to Indigenous perspectives on Land-Based Learning in 10 urban preschool early learning...

25 July, 2025

A global PhD network for research and collaboration: Frontline research – Part II

Thank you to current and former PhD Students Lisa Frances, Antoine Deschamps, Emilie Skoglys, Yannick Lacoste, Marie-Claude Beaudry, Theres Mühlberg, Elena Diana, Tommaso Reato, Dorte Eggersen, Salvatore Laneri, Katrine Bergkvist Borg, and researchers Mads Bølling, PhD (Center for Clinical Research and Prevention) and Karen Seierøe Barfod, PhD (VIA University College) for providing this post on...

18 July, 2025

Are Outdoor-Focused Childcare Programs Safe? A Look at Injuries in Canadian Early Childhood Education Programs

Thank you to Yousif Al-Baldawi, BSc, MSc student at the University of Ottawa, for providing this post. Are Outdoor-Focused Childcare Programs Safe? A Look at Injuries in Canadian Early Childhood Education Programs Injury Statistics in Outdoor Compared to Conventional Early Childhood Education (ECE) Programs in Canada: A Lay Summary Outdoor play is widely recognized as essential for children’s...

16 July, 2025

New Study Explores Outdoor Education for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Thank you to Michelle Stahlhut, Forsker, PT, PhD (Center for Klinisk Forskning og Forebyggelse) for providing this post on behalf of the Danish MOVEOUT-SPECIAL Project Team. Researchers from the Danish MOVEOUT-SPECIAL project have published a scoping review highlighting what is currently known about education outside the classroom (EOtC) for children with neurodevelopmental disorders in special education...

18 June, 2025

OPC attends ISBNPA in Auckland, New Zealand!

(This posting was originally published on the HALO website) Congratulations to OPC team members Drs. Mark Tremblay (OPC Board President), Louise de Lannoy (Executive Director) and Maeghan James (Postdoctoral fellow) on their presentations at the International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Congress, June 11-14, 2025! See the presentations below. Duncan S, Tremblay MS, de Lannoy...

16 June, 2025

Two hours per day outdoors can positively impact young people’s mental health, Canadian researchers find

Thank you to Ivana Polackova, Dr. Louise de Lannoy, and Taylor Bradbury for providing this post. This post is featured on Ciernalabu. Less than five per cent of Canadian teenagers spend at least two hours a day outdoors in physical activity – despite the fact that this very time frame brings significant benefits for their mental well-being...

10 June, 2025

A global PhD network for research and collaboration: Supporting future researchers in school-based outdoor learning and teaching – Part I

Thank you to Mads Bølling, PhD from (Center for Clinical Research and Prevention) and Karen Seierøe Barfod, PhD (VIA University College) for providing this post on behalf of the international network of PhD Students in School-based Outdoor Learning and Teaching. Part I – A global PhD network for research and collaboration: Delegating the future researchers in school-based...

26 May, 2025

New Findings in Preschool Children’s Fundamental Movement Skills Development: Structured Active Play Comparable to Skill-Oriented Physical Education

Thank you to Dr. Yang Liu, Professor in Physical and Health Education, School of Physical Education, Shanghai University of Sport, China and Ms. Bei Liu, Master student in Physical and Health Education, School of Physical Education, Shanghai University of Sport, China for providing this post. The preschool period is a critical window for the development of...

09 May, 2025

Brianna Nasrallah, M.Sc. Student with the HALO Research Group, Presents her Masters Research at Carleton University

This posting was originally published on the HALO Research Group website Congratulations to Brianna Nasrallah for presenting her Master’s research on the 2025 Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play at Carleton University’s Health Science Research Day! Brianna was also awarded the 2025 Best Graduate Poster! Brianna’s poster reviewed the development of the Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play and...

11 April, 2025

Research

Can play help children develop resilience – Findings from a study with doctors and nurses across Canada

Learning From Indigenous Perspectives: Well-Being in the Early Years

A global PhD network for research and collaboration: Frontline research – Part II

Are Outdoor-Focused Childcare Programs Safe? A Look at Injuries in Canadian Early Childhood Education Programs

New Study Explores Outdoor Education for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

OPC attends ISBNPA in Auckland, New Zealand!

Two hours per day outdoors can positively impact young people’s mental health, Canadian researchers find

A global PhD network for research and collaboration: Supporting future researchers in school-based outdoor learning and teaching – Part I

New Findings in Preschool Children’s Fundamental Movement Skills Development: Structured Active Play Comparable to Skill-Oriented Physical Education

Brianna Nasrallah, M.Sc. Student with the HALO Research Group, Presents her Masters Research at Carleton University

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