According to the Center for Environmental Health, children's contact with nature helps to ease attention-deficit disorder, aids cognitive development, enhances creativity, and reduces stress. And of course, with obesity at a critical level in this country, kids need to be running around outside now more than ever. A new report by the Nature Conservancy states that attendance has been falling at America's national parks since the 1980s. They blame videophilia, but we can also see connections with Louv's findings. Other reports indicate that early positive experience with nature fosters a strong sense of stewardship and environmental responsibility. In other words, if we want the next generation to take care of the planet, we'd better let them play outside on it now.
Monday, February 25, 2008
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