🌿 Nature Play & Parenting     
A Nature‑Based Mommy & Me for families with children 6 months to preschoolers

Nurturing a new Generation

one Family at a Time.

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Nature Play & Parenting is a warm, research‑informed summer experience where parents and children grow together through nature immersion, sensory‑rich play, and mindful connection. Designed for families with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers—including neurodivergent children—this program blends the wisdom of child development, occupational therapy, and the Nurturing Care Framework to support whole‑child well‑being.

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🌱 Why Nature Matters for Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers

1. Nature strengthens early learning and school readiness

Research in early childhood environmental education shows that regular nature exposure improves language, early literacy, math, science learning, and problem‑solving skills in young children.

2. Nature supports emotional regulation and social development

Outdoor environments naturally promote cooperation, flexible thinking, and emotional resilience. Studies show that nature‑based programs enhance social‑emotional skills, reduce stress, and help children navigate big feelings more effectively.

3. Nature boosts physical development and sensory integration

Occupational therapy research highlights that nature provides the ideal sensory environment for developing:

• balance and coordination

• proprioception (“heavy work”)

• fine and gross motor skills

• confidence through real‑world challenges

Outdoor OT practitioners report that nature offers sensory input impossible to replicate indoors and helps children build self‑regulation, motor planning, and confidence.

4. Nature benefits neurodivergent children

Outdoor occupational therapy supports autistic and neurodivergent children by reducing overwhelm, increasing flexibility, and improving peer connection in small‑group settings. Nature acts as a “co‑therapist,” offering calming sensory input and authentic opportunities for problem‑solving.

5. Babies benefit from early nature exposure

Infants and toddlers develop foundational attitudes toward nature early in life. Positive outdoor experiences help them build curiosity, sensory awareness, and a lifelong connection to the natural world.

6. WHO: Responsive caregiving + early learning in natural environments

The World Health Organization’s Early Childhood Development Guidelines emphasize that children thrive when caregivers provide responsive care and rich early learning experiences, especially in the first three years of life. Nature‑based programs naturally support these pillars by offering open‑ended exploration, attuned interaction, and stress‑reducing environments.

7. Nature protects long‑term health and well‑being

Environmental research shows that access to green spaces supports:

• healthier birth outcomes

• improved cognitive development

• better physical activity patterns

• reduced exposure to stressors

Lack of nature access is linked to challenges in motor skills, behavior, and decision‑making.

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🌿 What Families Experience Each Week

For Children

• Child‑led exploration in two of Miami’s most magical green spaces

• Sensory‑rich play that supports brain development

• Opportunities to climb, dig, imagine, and take safe risks

• Social learning through cooperation, turn‑taking, and problem‑solving

• Emotional resilience through real‑world challenges (weather, textures, uneven terrain)

For Parents

• Guidance in attunement, co‑regulation, and conscious parenting

• Tools for supporting emotional development at home

• A supportive community of like‑minded families

• A deeper understanding of how nature supports early brain development

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📍 Locations

   This program is twice a week, each day families meet at the following location: 

• Mondays: Enchanted Forest Elaine Gordon Park (1735 NE 135th St, North Miami)

• Wednesdays: Earth N’ Us Farm (7630 NE 1st Ave, East Little River)

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💛 Who This Program Is For

Families with children ages 0–6, including:

• infants and toddlers

• preschoolers

• neurodivergent children

• families seeking a gentle, nature‑based, developmentally grounded summer rhythm​​

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The program foundation rest in the practice of the use of Nature as a tool to help children to balance their regulatory nervous system, Conscious Discipline Approach by Becky Bailey to redirect behavior and we practice a Whole‑Child, Neuroscience‑Guided Approach.

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INVESTMENT 

$240 First child 6 month and up for the session (6 classes)

$210 Sibling 1 year and up

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​​​​​REGISTRATION  DETAILS

The full payment is due at the time of enrollment.​​​

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PAYMENT OPTIONS​

Zelle to TheChildhoodNatureProject@Gmail.Com

Paypal Link (3.5% processing fee has been applied) 

Venmo @ChildhoodNatureProject (add 2% processing fee)​