Good Neighborhoods for Kids and Parents (07-05-22)
What neighborhoods can kids and their parents benefit from being in? Hunter and colleagues set out to answer this question.
What neighborhoods can kids and their parents benefit from being in? Hunter and colleagues set out to answer this question.
Nasim evaluated links between living conditions and children’s mental health.
Flouri and teammates set out to learn how physical environments influence decisions made by children.
Steelcase conducted a pediatric healthcare-related literature review and developed design principles that can be used in a variety of spaces, from waiting areas to exam rooms.
Researchers from the University of Exeter have identified some benefits of playing outdoors and their findings can be used to encourage the development and maintenance of outdoor play areas for children.
Significant effects found
Bafna and colleagues studied how home design can support the wellbeing of older individuals (mean age of participants in their study was 69.5).
Wellbeing effects
Van Dijk-Wesselius and colleagues studied how children (their sample was 7 – 11 years old) responded during recess breaks when additional plants are added to their schoolyards.
Pic and Han evaluated how children play indoors and outside.