From risky play to dirty play
Why Young Children Need ‘Dirty’ Nature Play in Their Lives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7514624 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexia Barrable (0000-0002-5352-8330, Queen Margaret University, corresponding author), Jake M Robinson (0000-0001-8108-3271, Flinders University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 90-105 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Play (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2159-4937 • E-ISSN: 2159-4953 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21594937.2025.2611567 |
| OpenAlex | W7124827526 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 74 |
VoR added 26/01/2026
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Risky Play
Experiences in Nature and Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors
A perspective on disgust.
Regulation of the immune system by biodiversity from the natural environment
Landscape as Playscape
Extinction of experience
The impacts of unstructured nature play on health in early childhood development
Landscapes for play
Nature contact, nature connectedness and associations with health, wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviours
Affordances for Risky Play in Preschool
Beyond knowing nature
The effect of exposure to the natural environment on stress reduction
The connectedness to nature scale
Optimising Early Childhood Educational Settings for Health Using Nature-Based Solutions
‘Dirt and the child’
Nature connection in adulthood
Disgust, Need for Affect, and Responses to Microbiome Research
It Tickles in My Tummy!’
Judicial Responses to Violations of the Emotional, Physical, Psychological and Sexual Integrity of the Child
Risky play in children's emotion regulation, social functioning, and physical health
| Highly cited | No |
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