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Nurturing Nature - by Jill Mays (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Learn how to start a garden, encourage growth, and get great results for both individuals and their plants!Vulnerable populations, such as the neurodiverse or physically challenged, are at an elevated risk of suffering from isolation and stress-related illnesses.
- Author(s): Jill Mays
- 200 Pages
- Family + Relationships, Children with Special Needs
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About the Book
"Learn how to start a garden, encourage growth and get great results--for both individuals and their plants! Vulnerable populations, such as the neurodiverse or physically challenged, are at an elevated risk of suffering from isolation and stress-related illnesses. Gardening is a good answer, as it has been proven to be especially beneficial to physical, cognitive and emotional health."--Book Synopsis
Learn how to start a garden, encourage growth, and get great results for both individuals and their plants!
Vulnerable populations, such as the neurodiverse or physically challenged, are at an elevated risk of suffering from isolation and stress-related illnesses. Gardening is a good answer, as it has been proven to be especially beneficial to physical, cognitive, and emotional health.
This book shows how the uninitiated can begin gardening: from the smallest pot of flowers to a large, flourishing plot of land. The guide outlines why gardening is critical to everyone's health and provides step-by-step instructions on how to go about creating a garden. Specific activities, ways to adapt tasks to accommodate special needs, and benefits gained from the activities are reviewed. Finally, recent findings on the health benefits of gardening are reviewed.
This book gives you all the information and resources you need to get started!
Review Quotes
"Nurturing Nature provides lots of practical, fun gardening activities for children. They will learn that nature is much more interesting than electronic devices." --Temple Grandin
Nurturing Nature is a nuanced and practical resource for students, families, and interdisciplinary professionals. This creative and promising approach can be integrated with a range of therapeutic services which aim to educate, empower, and heal across the lifespan. -- Michael J. Schultz, Ed.D., Senior Fellow Child Welfare League of America www.cwla.org
Jill Mays has written a beautiful, instructive book that speaks to the importance of gardening and celebrating local food while educating about the health of our bodies, community, and environment. An expert in sensory motor and nature-based play, she adeptly outlines the how and the why of gardens - and does so in an inclusive way for those with special needs. A must-read for all those looking to nurture both nature and health! -- Francie Randolph, Ed.M., Founding Director, Sustainable CAPE
This book offers a guide to providing a novel, creative and productive therapeutic approach to motor and sensory interventions in a fun filled environment to persons of any age with special needs. It is likely that the love of gardening will be instilled in many who participate in this program while improving their physical and mental health. -- Dr. Margaret L Bauman, founding director of the Integrated Center for Child Development, Lurie Center
"This guide delves into the endless benefits of gardening for readers starting a gardening club or seeking beginner gardening advice. Gardening requires an array of processes, Mays (Your Child's Motor Development Story, 2011) explains, and can lead to strengthening myriad skills, both physical and mental. As just one of her many examples, weeding helps refine individuals' fine motor skills and encourages sensory exploration for those with hypersensitivities. Mays' career as an occupational therapist and work as leader of a gardening group for adults with special needs establish her as a credible source for the benefits of gardening for vulnerable populations. While geared specifically toward individuals with special needs, this guide has much to offer gardening groups of all ages and abilities as well as anyone starting out. Clear topic headings make this an excellent source for referring back to, whether to address a limitation a gardener is experiencing or for ideas about seasonal gardening projects. Pictures, "fun facts," and anecdotes about participant progress will keep readers engaged and inspired
throughout." -- Kristen Shaw, Booklist