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….

Children who played outside every day, regrdless of weather, had better motor coordination and more ability to concentrate..

These days, unplugged places are getting hard to find..

We are telling our kids that nature is in the past and it probably doesn't count anymore, the future is in electronics, the boogeyman is in the woods….

Environment-based education produces student gains in social studies, science, language arts, and math; improves standardized test scores and grade-p….

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….

Another British study discovered that average eight-year-olds were better able to identify characters from the Japanese card trading game Pokemon tha….

Reconnection to the natural world is fundamental to human health, well-being, spirit, and survival..

Stress reduction, greater physical health, a deeper sense of spirit, more creativity, a sense of play, even a safer life-these are the rewards that a….

Our kids are actually doing what we told them to do when they sit in front of that TV all day or in front of that computer game all day. The society ….

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….

Use all of your senses..

Prize the natural spaces and shorelines most of all, because once they're gone, with rare exceptions they're gone forever. In our bones we need the n….

The woods were my Ritalin. Nature calmed me, focused me, and yet excited my senses..

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)..

Nature is beautiful, but not always pretty..

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 ….

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….

Progress does not have to be patented to be worthwhile. Progress can also be measured by our interactions with nature and its preservation. Can we te….

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 a….

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