The Importance of Outdoor Stay in Preschool Children

Prekomjerna upotreba sveprisutnih medija jedan je od glavnih uzroka smanjenog boravka djece na otvorenom koje za posljedicu ima porast broja pretile djece. Ovaj rad Važnost boravka djece predškolske dobi na otvorenom bavi se utjecajem boravka na otvorenom na dječji rast i razvoj putem pozitivnog utjecaja na psihičko i fizičko zdravlje djece, senzomotorički razvoj, kreativnost, socijalizaciju te na kasniju brigu o okolišu. Iako je boravak na otvorenom ne samo važan, već i neizostavan dio zdravog djetinjstva, prevelik broj roditelja i odgojitelja pronalazi razne izgovore za njegovo odgađanje – poput vremenskih uvjeta; istih onih koji su primjerice u Norveškoj poticaj i motivacija za boravak na svježem zraku i istraživanje prirode. U radu je istraženo što je sve, vezano uz boravak na otvorenom, određeno zakonskom regulativom u Republici Hrvatskoj te kakve naznake nam daju šumski vrtići.Excessive use of the ever-present media is one of the main causes of lower levels of outdoor time in children, which results in an increase in the number of obese children. This paper deals with the impact of outdoor time on children's growth and development. It has been proven that outdoor stay has a positive effect on children's mental and physical health, their sensorimotor development, creativity, socialization and consequently their care for the environment. Although staying outdoors is not only important, but also an indispensable part of a healthy childhood, too many parents and educators find various excuses for postponing it - such as weather conditions; the same ones that, for example in Norway, present an incentive and motivation to stay in fresh air and explore nature. In this paper has been researched what legislation in Republic of Croatia determines about the outdoor space in kindergartens and what indications are given by forest kindergartens