Nature Has Been Taken Over

It's Easy To Blame The Nature-deficit Disorder On The Kids' Or The Parents' Back, But They Also Need The Help Of Urban Planners, Schools, Libraries And Other Community Agents To Find Nature That's Accessible.

I Do Not Trust Technology. I Mean, I Don't Think We're In Any Danger Of Kids, You Know, Doing Without Video Games In The Future, But I Am Saying That Their Lives Are Largely Out Of Balance.

In A Famous Middletown Study Of Muncie, Indiana, In 1924, Mothers Were Asked To Rank The Qualities They Most Desire In Their Children. At The Top Of The List Were Conformity And Strict Obedience. More Than Fifty Years Later, When The Middletown Survey Was Replicated, Mothers Placed Autonomy And Independence First. The Healthiest Parenting Probably Promotes A Balance Of These Qualities In Children.

Studies Of Children In Playgrounds With Both Green Areas And Manufactured Play Areas Found That Children Engaged In More Creative Forms Of Play In The Green Areas.

Green Exercise Improves Psychological Health.