Welcome to Happy Outdoor Families, the podcast that encourages and equips families to spend more time exploring and playing together outside. I am your host, Emily Isenbarger, and I hope that as you listen in each week you will feel inspired and excited about reconnecting your kids, and yourselves, with the outdoors - whatever that looks like for you. Join with me as we dive into the beauty, the benefits, and the challenges of taking life outside. Thanks for listening!

This week we are talking about another "hidden" sense, our proprioceptive sense. Our proprioceptive sense allows us to know where our limbs and other body parts are, and to judge the force and speed of our movements. Listen in to hear more about how this sense is developed and how we can make sure kids aren't missing out on the sensory input that they need to keep it strong. 

In the episode, I reference Angela Hanscom's book, Balanced and Barefoot, which you can find here: 

https://bookshop.org/books/balanced-and-barefoot-how-unrestricted-outdoor-play-makes-for-strong-confident-and-capable-children/9781626253735

Here are a few follow up articles as well:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780080450469019070

https://tinkergarten.com/blog/what-is-our-sixth-sense-and-how-does-it-affect-our-kids

https://www.stack.com/a/the-real-reason-schools-are-banning-tag-and-why-it-should-be-a-wake-up-call-for-parents/

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