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Natural play strengthens children's self-confidence and arouses their senses-their awareness of the world and all that moves in it, seen and unseen.

Richard Louv

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Richard Louv
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 1
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Now, my tree-climbing days long behind me, I often think about the lasting value of those early, deliciously idle days. I have come to appreciate the long view afforded by those treetops. The woods were my Ritalin. Nature calmed me, focused me, and yet excited my senses.
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The future will belong to the nature-smart.
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Time in nature is not leisure time it's an essential investment in our chidlren's health (and also, by the way, in our own).
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Another British study discovered that average eight-year-olds were better able to identify characters from the Japanese card trading game Pokemon than native species in the community where they lived: Pikachu, Metapod, and Wigglytuff were names more familiar to them than otter, beetle, and oak tree.
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Reconnection to the natural world is fundamental to human health, well-being, spirit, and survival.
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Kids are plugged into some sort of electronic medium 44 hours per week.
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We have such a brief opportunity to pass on to our children our love for this Earth, and to tell our stories. These are the moments when the world is made whole. In my children's memories, the adventures we've had together in nature will always exist.
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If getting our kids out into nature is a search for perfection, or is one more chore, then the belief in perfection and the chore defeats the joy. It's a good thing to learn more about nature in order to share this knowledge with children it's even better if the adult and child learn about nature together. And it's a lot more fun.
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If we desire a kinder nation, seeing it through the eyes of children is an eminently sensible endeavor: A city that is pro-child,for example, is also a more humane place for adults.
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We tend to block off many of our senses when we're staring at a screen. Nature time can literally bring us to our senses.
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Use all of your senses.
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As a species, we are most animated when our days and nights on Earth are touched by the natural world. We can find immeasurable joy in the birth of a child, a great work of art, or falling in love.
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Natural playgrounds may decrease bullying.
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In nature, a child finds freedom, fantasy, and privacy: a place distant from the adult world, a separate peace.
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If a child never sees the stars, never has meaningful encounters with other species, never experiences the richness of nature, what happens to that child?
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Nature does not steal time, it amplifies it.
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