We wish a warm welcome to JC Boushh a new Peaceful Playgrounds Blogger and social media consultant.

JC Boushh is a contributing writer for Peaceful Playgrounds on such topics as children’s play, recess, playgrounds, and child development. He is a play consultant and head playground designer for Design for Play, and has lectured worldwide, as well as authored numerous articles on play, brain development, and children’s play environments.

He is a…

Contributed by JC BoushhA recent article in Newsweek magazine blamed the decline of children's creativity on two likely factors. The numbers of hour’s kids now spend watching TV and playing video games and the lack of creativity development in our schools. The most optimal outdoor learning environment not only incorporates developmentally appropriate playground equipment, natural landscape features for exploration, but also the novelty and c…

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