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Kids are plugged into some sort of electronic medium 44 hours per week.

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Richard Louv
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 1
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As one scientist puts it, we can now assume that just as children need good nutrition and adequate sleep, they may very well need contact with nature.
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Use all of your senses.
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Nature is beautiful, but not always pretty.
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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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