BARRINGTON – Sometimes opportunity presents itself. TimberNook was never planned and started out as an experiment, of sorts. Angela Hanscom, a mother of three children from Barrington, founded it in ...

Nature is a kind of therapy at TimberNook, where children play in the woods to heal behavioral issues. Courtesy TimberNook. Jumping off rocks. Climbing trees. Hanging upside down. Spinning so fast it ...

BARRINGTON — Pediatric occupational therapist Angela Hanscom is “passionate about reaching (out to) as many children as possible.” Through TimerNook, a developmental program designed to foster ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (KCTV) - An outdoor play program that encourages child-led adventures in the woods is expanding to northeast Kansas this summer. TimberNook is the camp’s name. It will offer three weeks ...

Here is a new, counterintuitive post from pediatric occupational therapist Angela Hanscom, author of a number of popular posts on this blog, including “Why so many kids can’t sit still in school today ...

Jumping off rocks. Climbing trees. Hanging upside down. Spinning so fast it would make an adult dizzy. Meet Angela Hanscom, an occupational therapist who has come to the conclusion that children need ...