Quite Simply, When We Deny

Nature Is Imperfectly Perfect, Filled With Loose Parts And Possibilities, With Mud And Dust, Nettles And Sky, Transcendent Hands-on Moments And Skinned Knees.

Leave Part Of The Yard Rough. Don't Manicure Everything. Small Children In Particular Love To Turn Over Rocks And Find Bugs, And Give Them Some Space To Do That. Take Your Child Fishing. Take Your Child On Hikes.

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?

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.

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.