In Episode Seven of The Optimizing Mothers Podcast, hosted by Mrs. Sarale Blau, Mrs. Pearl Stroh encourages us to get back to nature.
What do telephones, computers, concrete and cars have in common?
They all take us away from experiencing nature.
In today’s metropolitan world, hands-on encounters with streams, animals and the wonders of ordinary dirt are rarer than ever. Mrs. Perel Stroh, a 30-year champion of early childhood education, proposes to change that. In Episode Seven of the Optimizing Mothers podcast, Pearl Stroh makes the case for integrating nature into our education.
What would it be like if your child witnessed a new goat being born that did not exist before?
How about your child weaving with goat hair?
What if your family outings were not to the museum or trampoline parks, but to camping?
Nature inspires reverence for Hashem and love for all that He has created. It teaches kindness, empathy, awareness of life cycles and sensory regulation. It brings up halachos that can only apply in a natural environment.
Why turn to nature?
How does this affect your children’s chinuch?
What are small ways to incorporate it into your lifestyle?
Perel addresses all of this and more in “Nurturing Through Nature.”
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