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How to bring nature play home

April 3, 2020

By Terrill Bravender, MD, MPH
Lee Smith Bravender, MEd

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Time spent with nature is a prescription for better physical and mental health. Families can encourage nature play at home both in the home and outdoors. Here are 6 ways to recreate some of the areas at the Gaffield Children’s Garden in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at home.

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