Helping Kids Thrive Outdoors with Nature-Based OT featuring Dr. Laura Park Figueroa

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Tune in to hear us discuss the benefits of nature-based occupational therapy with Dr. Laura Park Figueroa. We explore how incorporating natural elements into therapy can help children build skills while regulating their nervous systems. I share some of my own experiences as an "indoor cat" to highlight how nature-based approaches aren’t always inherently sought out, but still incredibly important.

Dr. Laura Park Figueroa, PhD, OTR/L is a pediatric occupational therapist with over 20 years of experience. She is the founder of Outdoor Kids OT, Inc., a nature-based pediatric practice, and Therapy in the Great Outdoors, LLC, an online hub for nature-based pediatric therapists of all kinds. Her PhD research examined the mechanisms of change at work in nature-based pediatric occupational therapy.

You can connect with her on Instagram @lauraparkfig and follow Outdoor Kids OT @outdoorkidsot

Resource she mentioned:

“Last child in the woods” book

“Balanced and Barefoot” by Angela Hanscom

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